Question 1

Gross domestic product (measured in real dollars)is an important social tool because it provides

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A) observers with a reasonably good index of social progress. 
B) policy makers with a measure of the nation's total wealth. 
C) policy makers with information about the economy's current rate of output and the direction of recent changes. 
D) economists with a reasonably good measure of income inequality. 
A) observers with a reasonably good index of social progress. 
B) policy makers with a measure of the nation's total wealth. 
C) policy makers with information about the economy's current rate of output and the direction of recent changes. 
D) economists with a reasonably good measure of income inequality.

Question 2

Greg,a U.S.citizen,works only in Canada.The value that his labor contributes to U.S.output is

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A) included in both U.S.GDP and U.S.GNP. 
B) included in U.S.GDP,but it is not included in U.S.GNP. 
C) included in U.S.GNP,but it is not included in U.S.GDP. 
D) included in neither U.S.GDP nor U.S.GNP. 
A) included in both U.S.GDP and U.S.GNP. 
B) included in U.S.GDP,but it is not included in U.S.GNP. 
C) included in U.S.GNP,but it is not included in U.S.GDP. 
D) included in neither U.S.GDP nor U.S.GNP.

Question 3

The primary purpose of measuring the overall level of prices in the economy is to

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A) allow for the measurement of GDP. 
B) allow consumers to know what kinds of prices to expect in the future. 
C) allow for the comparison of dollar figures from different points in time. 
D) allow for the comparison of dollar figures from the same point in time. 
A) allow for the measurement of GDP. 
B) allow consumers to know what kinds of prices to expect in the future. 
C) allow for the comparison of dollar figures from different points in time. 
D) allow for the comparison of dollar figures from the same point in time.

Question 4

If the Consumer Price Index in 2008 was 150 and the CPI in 2009 was 165,the rate of inflation between 2008 and 2009 would be

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A) 9.09 percent. 
B) 10 percent. 
C) 15 percent. 
D) 110 percent. 
A) 9.09 percent. 
B) 10 percent. 
C) 15 percent. 
D) 110 percent.

Question 5

The primary value of data for real GDP lies in its ability to

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A) reflect the welfare of a society relative to a previous period. 
B) compare a nation's productivity during two periods widely separated in time. 
C) indicate short-term changes in the output rate of a nation. 
D) indicate how hard the people of a nation are working. 
A) reflect the welfare of a society relative to a previous period. 
B) compare a nation's productivity during two periods widely separated in time. 
C) indicate short-term changes in the output rate of a nation. 
D) indicate how hard the people of a nation are working.

Question 6

If the price of hot dogs was $2 last year and $3 this year,then 100 hotdogs will contribute

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A) $200 to last year's nominal GDP and $166 to this year's nominal GDP. 
B) $200 to last year's real GDP and $300 to this year's real GDP. 
C) the same dollar amount to each year's nominal GDP because hotdogs are intermediate goods. 
D) $200 to last year's nominal GDP and $300 to this year's nominal GDP. 
A) $200 to last year's nominal GDP and $166 to this year's nominal GDP. 
B) $200 to last year's real GDP and $300 to this year's real GDP. 
C) the same dollar amount to each year's nominal GDP because hotdogs are intermediate goods. 
D) $200 to last year's nominal GDP and $300 to this year's nominal GDP.

Question 7

Which one of the following transactions would be included in this year's GDP?

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A) Todd purchases a used CD at a neighborhood garage sale. 
B) Mrs.Rock purchases $500 of common stock of Quick-Gro Foods,Inc. 
C) Mr.I.V.League donates $300 to his town's junior college scholarship fund. 
D) An American buys a Honda manufactured at a plant in Ohio. 
A) Todd purchases a used CD at a neighborhood garage sale. 
B) Mrs.Rock purchases $500 of common stock of Quick-Gro Foods,Inc. 
C) Mr.I.V.League donates $300 to his town's junior college scholarship fund. 
D) An American buys a Honda manufactured at a plant in Ohio.

Question 8

New residential housing is counted in GDP as a(n)

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A) durable consumption good. 
B) household durable good. 
C) investment good. 
D) inventory expansion. 
E) long-term durable good. 
A) durable consumption good. 
B) household durable good. 
C) investment good. 
D) inventory expansion. 
E) long-term durable good.

Question 9

The primary value of real GDP is its ability to measure year to year changes in

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A) real output. 
B) income inequality. 
C) real social welfare. 
D) the general level of prices. 
A) real output. 
B) income inequality. 
C) real social welfare. 
D) the general level of prices.

Question 10

Gross domestic product is

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A) the market value of all goods and services exchanged within a country during a time period. 
B) the market value of all domestic assets,regardless of whether they are owned by citizens or foreigners. 
C) the compensation received during a period for labor services plus interest,rents,and corporate profits. 
D) the market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a time period. 
A) the market value of all goods and services exchanged within a country during a time period. 
B) the market value of all domestic assets,regardless of whether they are owned by citizens or foreigners. 
C) the compensation received during a period for labor services plus interest,rents,and corporate profits. 
D) the market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a time period.

Question 11

In 2004,four major hurricanes struck Florida and left a wide area of severe damage.Which of the following most accurately indicates how GDP was influenced by the hurricanes?

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A) The expenditures on repair services and new construction necessary to restore damaged structures were added to GDP. 
B) The expenditures on repair services and new construction necessary to restore damaged structures were subtracted from GDP. 
C) Since the expenditures on repair services and new construction would merely leave the nation's wealth in the same position as it was prior to the hurricanes,they were excluded from GDP. 
D) The expenditures on new construction to replace structures destroyed by the hurricanes were added to GDP,but expenditures on repair services were excluded. 
A) The expenditures on repair services and new construction necessary to restore damaged structures were added to GDP. 
B) The expenditures on repair services and new construction necessary to restore damaged structures were subtracted from GDP. 
C) Since the expenditures on repair services and new construction would merely leave the nation's wealth in the same position as it was prior to the hurricanes,they were excluded from GDP. 
D) The expenditures on new construction to replace structures destroyed by the hurricanes were added to GDP,but expenditures on repair services were excluded.

Question 12

Which of the following would not be included in GDP?

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A) the real estate commission on the sale of a used home 
B) an attorney's fee for handling the sale of a used home 
C) the value of a used home,at its sale price 
D) fees paid to have the house cleaned 
A) the real estate commission on the sale of a used home 
B) an attorney's fee for handling the sale of a used home 
C) the value of a used home,at its sale price 
D) fees paid to have the house cleaned

Question 13

Your grandfather tells you he earned $0.65 per hour at his job when he was a boy in 1929.Given that the CPI was 17.1 in 1929 and 215.3 in 2008,how much would you have had to make in 2008 to have the same real hourly wage as your grandfather?

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A) $0.65 
B) $5.14 
C) $8.18 
D) $11.12 
A) $0.65 
B) $5.14 
C) $8.18 
D) $11.12

Question 14

Which of the following would count as an investment expenditure in national income accounting?

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A) General Motors hires 10 electrical engineers. 
B) Boeing purchases a new metal stretching machine used to produce airplane wings. 
C) Ms.Quantum buys 100 shares of Microsoft stock. 
D) A large corporation spends $10,000 per month on long-distance phone charges. 
A) General Motors hires 10 electrical engineers. 
B) Boeing purchases a new metal stretching machine used to produce airplane wings. 
C) Ms.Quantum buys 100 shares of Microsoft stock. 
D) A large corporation spends $10,000 per month on long-distance phone charges.

Question 15

Use the table below to choose the correct answer.
Table 7-10
  
-Refer to Table 7-10.Measured in 1993 prices,real GDP in 2003 was

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A) $7,982 billion. 
B) $9,177 billion. 
C) $10,381 billion. 
D) $11,624 billion. 
A) $7,982 billion. 
B) $9,177 billion. 
C) $10,381 billion. 
D) $11,624 billion.

Question 16

Given the following information about a simple three-good economy,what would be the approximate 2007 consumer price index using a 2000 base year?

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A) 50 
B) 200 
C) 222 
D) 302 
A) 50 
B) 200 
C) 222 
D) 302

Question 17

Comparisons of GDP between developed and underdeveloped countries are often misleading because underdeveloped countries produce

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A) a greater share of their total production in the household sector,which understates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
B) a smaller share of their total production in the household sector,which understates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
C) a greater share of their total production in the household sector,which overstates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
D) a smaller share of their total production in the household sector,which overstates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
A) a greater share of their total production in the household sector,which understates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
B) a smaller share of their total production in the household sector,which understates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
C) a greater share of their total production in the household sector,which overstates their GDP relative to developed countries. 
D) a smaller share of their total production in the household sector,which overstates their GDP relative to developed countries.

Question 18

Gross domestic product

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A) is the sum of all exchanges of goods and services during a period. 
B) includes financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks or bonds traded during a period. 
C) is the sum of expenditures for both intermediate and final user goods. 
D) is the sum of the total spending on all final-user goods and services produced domestically during a period. 
A) is the sum of all exchanges of goods and services during a period. 
B) includes financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks or bonds traded during a period. 
C) is the sum of expenditures for both intermediate and final user goods. 
D) is the sum of the total spending on all final-user goods and services produced domestically during a period.

Question 19

Which of the following best illustrates the difference between GDP and GNP?

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A) GDP measures the goods consumed by the citizens of a country,while GNP measures output exported to other countries. 
B) GDP measures the output produced by the citizens within a country,while GNP measures output produced by noncitizens within a country. 
C) GDP measures the output produced by the citizens of a country,while GNP measures output produced within the borders of a country. 
D) GDP measures the output produced within the borders of a country,while GNP measures output produced by the citizens of a country. 
A) GDP measures the goods consumed by the citizens of a country,while GNP measures output exported to other countries. 
B) GDP measures the output produced by the citizens within a country,while GNP measures output produced by noncitizens within a country. 
C) GDP measures the output produced by the citizens of a country,while GNP measures output produced within the borders of a country. 
D) GDP measures the output produced within the borders of a country,while GNP measures output produced by the citizens of a country.

Question 20

The change in nominal GDP will always exceed the change in real GDP when nominal GDP is

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A) increasing and prices are unchanged. 
B) increasing and prices are decreasing. 
C) decreasing and prices are decreasing. 
D) increasing and prices are increasing. 
A) increasing and prices are unchanged. 
B) increasing and prices are decreasing. 
C) decreasing and prices are decreasing. 
D) increasing and prices are increasing.

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Gross domestic product (measured in real dollars)is an important social tool because it provides

Greg,a U.S.citizen,works only in Canada.The value that his labor contributes to U.S.output is

The primary purpose of measuring the overall level of prices in the economy is to

If the Consumer Price Index in 2008 was 150 and the CPI in 2009 was 165,the rate of inflation between 2008 and 2009 would be

The primary value of data for real GDP lies in its ability to

If the price of hot dogs was $2 last year and $3 this year,then 100 hotdogs will contribute

Which one of the following transactions would be included in this year's GDP?

New residential housing is counted in GDP as a(n)

The primary value of real GDP is its ability to measure year to year changes in

Gross domestic product is

In 2004,four major hurricanes struck Florida and left a wide area of severe damage.Which of the following most accurately indicates how GDP was influenced by the hurricanes?

Which of the following would not be included in GDP?

Your grandfather tells you he earned $0.65 per hour at his job when he was a boy in 1929.Given that the CPI was 17.1 in 1929 and 215.3 in 2008,how much would you have had to make in 2008 to have the same real hourly wage as your grandfather?

Which of the following would count as an investment expenditure in national income accounting?

Use the table below to choose the correct answer. Table 7-10 -Refer to Table 7-10.Measured in 1993 prices,real GDP in 2003 was

Given the following information about a simple three-good economy,what would be the approximate 2007 consumer price index using a 2000 base year?

Comparisons of GDP between developed and underdeveloped countries are often misleading because underdeveloped countries produce

Gross domestic product

Which of the following best illustrates the difference between GDP and GNP?

The change in nominal GDP will always exceed the change in real GDP when nominal GDP is

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