Question 1

Economic well-being in Canada is understated by growth rates because they:

Accepted Answer

A) account for pollution expenditures. 
B) account for improvement in products. 
C) account for illegal activity. 
D) don't account for the added leisure of labour. 
A) account for pollution expenditures. 
B) account for improvement in products. 
C) account for illegal activity. 
D) don't account for the added leisure of labour. D

Question 2

Refer to the above diagram.Assume a nation's current production possibilities are represented by the curve AB.Positive economic growth would best be indicated by a:

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A) shift in the curve from AB to CD. 
B) shift in the curve from AB to EF. 
C) movement from point 1 to point 2. 
D) movement from point 3 to point 4. 
A) shift in the curve from AB to CD. 
B) shift in the curve from AB to EF. 
C) movement from point 1 to point 2. 
D) movement from point 3 to point 4. A

Question 3

Real GDP was $9,950 billion in Year 1 and $10,270 billion in Year 2.What was the approximate rate of economic growth from Year 1 to Year 2?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.6 percent 
B) 2.4 percent 
C) 3.2 percent 
D) 4.3 percent 
A) 1.6 percent 
B) 2.4 percent 
C) 3.2 percent 
D) 4.3 percent C

Question 4

Suppose total output (real GDP) is $10,000 and worker-hours are 20,000.We can conclude that:

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A) real GDP per capita must be $200,000. 
B) the price-level index must be less than 100. 
C) labour productivity must be 0.5. 
D) nominal GDP must be between $10,000 and $20,000. 
A) real GDP per capita must be $200,000. 
B) the price-level index must be less than 100. 
C) labour productivity must be 0.5. 
D) nominal GDP must be between $10,000 and $20,000.

Question 5

Which of the following is an effect of economic growth on the burden of scarcity?

Accepted Answer

A) A decrease in the burden 
B) An increase in the burden 
C) No effect on the burden 
D) None of the answer choices are correct. 
A) A decrease in the burden 
B) An increase in the burden 
C) No effect on the burden 
D) None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 6

An outward shift of a nation's production possibilities curve:

Accepted Answer

A) ensures the nation of an increase in real GDP per capita. 
B) could increase the nation's real GDP, but not the real- GDP per capita. 
C) could reduce the nation's real GDP. 
D) corresponds to a leftward shift of the nation's long-run aggregate supply curve. 
A) ensures the nation of an increase in real GDP per capita. 
B) could increase the nation's real GDP, but not the real- GDP per capita. 
C) could reduce the nation's real GDP. 
D) corresponds to a leftward shift of the nation's long-run aggregate supply curve.

Question 7

If the number of worker-hours in an economy is 100 and its labour productivity is 5 units of output per worker-hour, the economy's real GDP:

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A) is $20. 
B) is $500. 
C) is $5000. 
D) cannot be calculated. 
A) is $20. 
B) is $500. 
C) is $5000. 
D) cannot be calculated.

Question 8

Real GDP was $9,950 billion in Year 1 and $10,270 billion in Year 2.The population rose from 270 million in Year 1 to 275 million in Year 2.What was the approximate increase in real GDP per capita rate from Year 1 to Year 2?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.3 percent 
B) 2.1 percent 
C) 3.3 percent 
D) 4.2 percent 
A) 1.3 percent 
B) 2.1 percent 
C) 3.3 percent 
D) 4.2 percent

Question 9

A decline in a nation's rate of productivity growth will:

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A) reduce the inflation rate. 
B) increase education and training. 
C) slow the growth of the standard of living. 
D) make industry more competitive in world markets. 
A) reduce the inflation rate. 
B) increase education and training. 
C) slow the growth of the standard of living. 
D) make industry more competitive in world markets.

Question 10

Assume that the nominal GDP of an economy was $350 billion in 2016 and $375 billion in 2017.On the basis of this information, we:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot make a meaningful comparison of the economy's performance in 2017 relative to 2016. 
B) can conclude that the economy achieved real economic growth in 2017. 
C) can conclude that the real GDP was higher in 2016 than in 2017. 
D) can conclude that the real GDP was lower in 2016 than in 2017. 
A) cannot make a meaningful comparison of the economy's performance in 2017 relative to 2016. 
B) can conclude that the economy achieved real economic growth in 2017. 
C) can conclude that the real GDP was higher in 2016 than in 2017. 
D) can conclude that the real GDP was lower in 2016 than in 2017.

Question 11

In Canada, real GDP per capita has increased more rapidly than real GDP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The average living standards in Canada compared to Africa are much higher because:

Accepted Answer

A) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Africa compared to a few decades in Canada. 
B) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Canada compared to more than two centuries in Africa. 
C) the economic growth differences have no relationship to the differences in the average standards of living. 
D) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Canada compared to a few decades in Africa. 
A) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Africa compared to a few decades in Canada. 
B) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Canada compared to more than two centuries in Africa. 
C) the economic growth differences have no relationship to the differences in the average standards of living. 
D) the economic growth has occurred for nearly two centuries in Canada compared to a few decades in Africa.

Question 13

Refer to the above table, per capita GDP was about:

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A) $105 in year 3 in Italy. 
B) $303 in year 3 in China. 
C) $200 in year 1 in China 
D) $5 in year 2 in Italy. 
A) $105 in year 3 in Italy. 
B) $303 in year 3 in China. 
C) $200 in year 1 in China 
D) $5 in year 2 in Italy.

Question 14

Refer to the above diagram.If the production possibilities curve of an economy shifts from AB to EF, it is most likely the result of what factor affecting economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A) a supply factor 
B) a demand factor 
C) an efficiency factor 
D) an allocation factor 
A) a supply factor 
B) a demand factor 
C) an efficiency factor 
D) an allocation factor

Question 15

Real GDP per capita is found by:

Accepted Answer

A) adding real GDP and population. 
B) subtracting population from real GDP. 
C) dividing real GDP by population. 
D) dividing population by real GDP. 
A) adding real GDP and population. 
B) subtracting population from real GDP. 
C) dividing real GDP by population. 
D) dividing population by real GDP.

Question 16

Refer to the above diagram.If the production possibilities curve of an economy shifts from AB to CD, it is most likely the result of what factor affecting economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A) a supply factor 
B) a demand factor 
C) an efficiency factor 
D) an allocation factor 
A) a supply factor 
B) a demand factor 
C) an efficiency factor 
D) an allocation factor

Question 17

The achievement of full employment through time will:

Accepted Answer

A) diminish labour productivity. 
B) reduce the level of investment as a percentage of GDP. 
C) increase the rate of growth of real GDP. 
D) have no impact on the rate of growth of real GDP. 
A) diminish labour productivity. 
B) reduce the level of investment as a percentage of GDP. 
C) increase the rate of growth of real GDP. 
D) have no impact on the rate of growth of real GDP.

Question 18

Economic growth lessens the burden of scarcity and provides increases in domestic output which can be used to alleviate national economic problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1998, the average living standards in Canada were approximately how many times higher than those in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 50 
D) 100 
A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 50 
D) 100

Question 20

Refer to the above table.Between years 1 and 2, real GDP grew by _______ percent in Italy:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 10 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 10

Exam 8: B: Economic Growth

Economic well-being in Canada is understated by growth rates because they:

Refer to the above diagram.Assume a nation's current production possibilities are represented by the curve AB.Positive economic growth would best be indicated by a:

Real GDP was $9,950 billion in Year 1 and $10,270 billion in Year 2.What was the approximate rate of economic growth from Year 1 to Year 2?

Suppose total output (real GDP) is $10,000 and worker-hours are 20,000.We can conclude that:

Which of the following is an effect of economic growth on the burden of scarcity?

An outward shift of a nation's production possibilities curve:

If the number of worker-hours in an economy is 100 and its labour productivity is 5 units of output per worker-hour, the economy's real GDP:

Real GDP was $9,950 billion in Year 1 and $10,270 billion in Year 2.The population rose from 270 million in Year 1 to 275 million in Year 2.What was the approximate increase in real GDP per capita rate from Year 1 to Year 2?

A decline in a nation's rate of productivity growth will:

Assume that the nominal GDP of an economy was $350 billion in 2016 and $375 billion in 2017.On the basis of this information, we:

In Canada, real GDP per capita has increased more rapidly than real GDP.

The average living standards in Canada compared to Africa are much higher because:

Refer to the above table, per capita GDP was about:

Refer to the above diagram.If the production possibilities curve of an economy shifts from AB to EF, it is most likely the result of what factor affecting economic growth?

Real GDP per capita is found by:

Refer to the above diagram.If the production possibilities curve of an economy shifts from AB to CD, it is most likely the result of what factor affecting economic growth?

The achievement of full employment through time will:

Economic growth lessens the burden of scarcity and provides increases in domestic output which can be used to alleviate national economic problems.

In 1998, the average living standards in Canada were approximately how many times higher than those in Africa?

Refer to the above table.Between years 1 and 2, real GDP grew by _______ percent in Italy:

B: Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

A: - Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

B: The Market System and the Circular Flow

A: - The Market System and the Circular Flow

B: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

A: - Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

B: Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

A: - Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

B: Governments Role and Government Failure

A: Governments Role and Government Failure

B: an Introduction to Macroeconomics

A: an Introduction to Macroeconomics

B: Measuring the Economys Output

A: Measuring the Economys Output

A: Economic Growth

B: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

A: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

B: Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

A: Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

B: The Aggregate Expenditures Model

A: The Aggregate Expenditures Model

B: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

A: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

B: Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Surpluses, and Debt

A: Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Surpluses, and Debt

B: Money, Banking, and Money Creation

A: Money, Banking, and Money Creation

B: Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

A: Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

C: Financial Economics

A: Long-Run Macroeconomic Adjustments

B: Long-Run Macroeconomic Adjustments

A: International Trade

B: International Trade

A: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates

B: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates

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