Question 1

The National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA)  help economists and policymakers to

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A)  determine which firms are likely to succeed or fail.
B)  follow the long-run course of the economy to determine whether it has grown or stagnated.
C)  measure what is occurring in each specific labor market.
D)  accomplish all of these.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Depreciation is all of the following, except

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A)  the difference between GDP and NDP.
B)  the difference between gross investment and net investment.
C)  the accumulation of capital stock.
D)  the consumption of fixed capital.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Gross domestic private investment, as defined in national income accounts, would include the following, except

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A)  changes to business inventories.
B)  all domestic construction done by the private sector.
C)  government construction of new highways and dams.
D)  the value of all capital goods bought by business firms.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Gross output (GO)  for an economy in a given year

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A)  will always be less than GDP for that economy in the same year.
B)  will always equal GDP for that economy in the same year.
C)  may be greater than or less than GDP for that economy in the same year.
D)  will always exceed GDP for that economy in the same year.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

National income accountants can avoid multiple counting by

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A)  including transfer payments in their calculations.
B)  only counting final goods.
C)  counting both intermediate and final goods.
D)  only counting intermediate goods.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

In the expenditures approach, transfer payments such as unemployment compensation are included in the G component of GDP.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

GDP excludes

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A)  the market value of unpaid work in the home.
B)  the production of services.
C)  the production of nondurable goods.
D)  positive changes in inventories.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following is an intermediate good?

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A)  the purchase of gasoline for a ski trip to Colorado
B)  the purchase of baseball uniforms by a professional baseball team
C)  the purchase of a pizza by a college student
D)  the purchase of jogging shoes by a professorE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Gross output (GO)

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A)  and GDP are equivalent measures of the final output of an economy.
B)  sums together the dollar value of economic activity at the four stages of production.
C)  measures all economic activity leading up to but excluding final output.
D)  always equals an amount smaller than GDP.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Government purchases are the largest component of aggregate expenditures in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If real GDP is 50 and nominal GDP is 100, the GDP price index is 200.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An example of intermediate goods would be

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A)  bricks bought by a homeowner for constructing a patio.
B)  sacks of groceries bought by a dentist for his family.
C)  cars bought by a car-rental company.
D)  paper and ink bought by a publishing company.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

In the treatment of U.S.exports and imports, national income accountants

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A)  subtract exports, but add imports, in calculating GDP.
B)  subtract both exports and imports in calculating GDP.
C)  add both exports and imports in calculating GDP.
D)  add exports, but subtract imports, in calculating GDP.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In an economy, the total expenditures for a market basket of goods in year 1 (the base year)  were $5,000 billion.In year 2, the total expenditure for the same market basket of goods was $5,500 billion.What was the GDP price index for the economy in year 2?

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A)  100
B)  110
C)  115
D)  120E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Personal consumption expenditures include expenditures for new houses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

U.S.gross domestic product (GDP) measures the market value of all goods and services produced by Americans in one year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Final goods and services refers to

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A)  goods and services that are unsold and therefore added to inventories.
B)  goods and services whose value has been adjusted for changes in the price level.
C)  goods and services purchased by ultimate users, rather than for resale or further processing.
D)  the excess of U.S.exports over U.S.imports.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The gross domestic product is not a good measure of the standard of living in a nation because it

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A)  includes the cost of health insurance.
B)  excludes payments for pollution control equipment.
C)  does not account for the size of the population.
D)  does not account for the cost of police protection.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Nominal GDP is adjusted for price changes through the use of

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A)  the Consumer Price Index (CPI) .
B)  the Producer Price Index (PPI) .
C)  the GDP price index.
D)  exchange rates.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The two ways of looking at GDP are the

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A)  output approach and expenditures approach.
B)  income approach and saving approach.
C)  expenditures approach and income approach.
D)  output approach and consumption approach.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 27: Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

An example of intermediate goods would be

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In the expenditures approach, transfer payments such as unemployment compensation are included in the G component of GDP.

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In the treatment of U.S.exports and imports, national income accountants

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National income accountants can avoid multiple counting by

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Gross output (GO)

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The gross domestic product is not a good measure of the standard of living in a nation because it

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In an economy, the total expenditures for a market basket of goods in year 1 (the base year) were $5,000 billion.In year 2, the total expenditure for the same market basket of goods was $5,500 billion.What was the GDP price index for the economy in year 2?

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If real GDP is 50 and nominal GDP is 100, the GDP price index is 200.

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GDP excludes

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U.S.gross domestic product (GDP) measures the market value of all goods and services produced by Americans in one year.

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Gross output (GO) for an economy in a given year

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Gross domestic private investment, as defined in national income accounts, would include the following, except

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Nominal GDP is adjusted for price changes through the use of

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The two ways of looking at GDP are the

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Personal consumption expenditures include expenditures for new houses.

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Which of the following is an intermediate good?

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Depreciation is all of the following, except

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Government purchases are the largest component of aggregate expenditures in the United States.

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Final goods and services refers to

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The National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) help economists and policymakers to

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