Exam 5: National Income Accounting

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The table given below reports the price of soda over four consecutive years. Table 5.7 Price Data Year Base-Year Soda Price Current Soda Price 1 (base year) \ 0.30 \ 0.30 2 \ 0.30 \ 0.45 3 \ 0.30 \ 0.55 4 \ 0.30 \ 0.65 -Refer to Table 5.7. By what percentage did the price of soda increase from the third to the fourth year?

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The difference between GNP and NNP is equal to:

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To arrive at a more accurate measure of real output changes in an economy, nominal GDP figures should be adjusted for inflation.

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Consider a hypothetical economy, whose GDP was $10,000, consumption equaled $9,800, investment equaled $125, goods exported equaled $255, and goods imported equaled $500, in 2010. Calculate the government spending in this economy during the year.

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Scenario 5.1 Suppose that personal income is $250 billion. Furthermore, assume that retained corporate earnings are $2 billion, social security taxes are $15 billion, social security benefit checks equal $16 billion, the capital consumption allowance is $32 billion, and corporate taxes amount to $40 billion. -Refer to Scenario 5.1. What will be the value of net national product in this country?

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A reduction in the value of capital goods over time due to their use in production is called:

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The services of a husband or wife as a homemaker and cash gains from a lottery are included in the calculation of gross domestic product.

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The circular flow diagram shows the flow of money and goods and services between households, firms, government, and foreign countries.

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Which of the following would not be included in the calculation of GDP?

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Which of the following will be categorized as an intermediate good in national income accounting?

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The purchase of a new machine to replace the one that is worn out is:

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The table given below reports the value of different economic variables of a country during a year. Table 5.4 GNP Data (Adjusted for net factor come from abroad) Net Investment \ 400 Capital Consumption Allowance \ 800 Indirect Business Taxes \ 600 U.S. Exports \ 200 U.S. Imports \ 300 Government Purchases \ 150 Consumption Spending \ 2,030 -Refer to Table 5.4. What will be the value of gross investment?

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The table given below reports the sales value at each stage of production of the soft drink Pepsi. Table 5.3 Production Stage Sales Value Sugar cane \ 0.05 Processed sugar \ 0.10 Wholesale Pepsi \ 0.40 Pepsi in a vending machine \ 0.60 -Refer to Table 5.3. If this Pepsi were the only good produced in the economy, what would GDP by the expenditures approach be equal to?

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Which of the following is true of indirect business taxes?

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Wheat produced in the U.S. but sold in Japan would not be included while calculating the U.S. GDP.

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If 'C' denotes consumption expenditure, 'I' denotes investment expenditure, 'G' denotes government expenditure and 'X' denotes net exports, then C + I + G + X equals:

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The sale of live cattle to a slaughterhouse constitutes a final transaction that is counted as part of the gross domestic product.

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Which of the following industrial countries experienced a relatively slower growth of real GDP in the latter half of the 1990s?

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Suppose the current price of DVDs is $16, while its base-year price is $11.50. The value of the price index for the current year is approximately:

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The consumer price index:

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