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The two ways of looking at GDP are the


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) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Assume that a manufacturer of stereo speakers purchases $40 worth of components for each speaker. The completed speaker sells for $70. The value added by the manufacturer for each Speaker is


A) $110.
B) $30.
C) $40.
D) $70.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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By summing the dollar value of all monetary transactions in the economy, we would


A) determine the market value of all resources used in the production process.
B) obtain a sum substantially larger than GDP.
C) determine value added for the economy.
D) measure GDP.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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 Year  Units of Output  Price Per Unit 13$3244365477588\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Units of Output } & \text { Price Per Unit } \\\hline 1 & 3 & \$ 3 \\\hline 2 & 4 & 4 \\\hline 3 & 6 & 5 \\\hline 4 & 7 & 7 \\\hline 5 & 8 & 8 \\\hline\end{array} Assume an economy that makes only one product and that year 3 is the base year. Output and price data for a ?ve-year period are shown in the table. Real GDP for year 5 is


A) $160.
B) $49.
C) $40.
D) $64.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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 Gross Private Domestic Investment $46 Exports of the U.S. 9 Disposable Income 190 Personal Saving 10 Government Purchases 84 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Consumption of Fixed Capital 52 Dividends 13 Imports of the U.S. 12 Taxes on Production and Imports 22 Personal Taxes 38 Social Security Contributions 23 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & \$ 46 \\\hline \text { Exports of the U.S. } & 9 \\\hline \text { Disposable Income } & 190 \\\hline \text { Personal Saving } & 10 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 84 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 10 \\\hline \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } & 52 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 13 \\\hline \text { Imports of the U.S. } & 12 \\\hline \text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 22 \\\hline \text { Personal Taxes } & 38 \\\hline \text { Social Security Contributions } & 23 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying data. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. The gross domestic product is


A) $326.
B) $282.
C) $307.
D) $300.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The following are national income account data for a hypothetical economy in billions of dollars: gross private domestic investment ($320) , imports ($35) , exports ($22) , personal consumption Expenditures ($2,460) , and government purchases ($470) . What is GDP in this economy?


A) $3,250 billion
B) $3,263 billion
C) $3,237 billion
D) $3,290 billion

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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If the per-unit prices of the three goods were each $1 in a base year used to construct a GDP price index, then the GDP price index in the current year is


A) 205.5.
B) 255.5.
C) 39.3.
D) 100.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is not economic investment?


A) the purchase of a new drill press by the Ajax Manufacturing Company
B) the purchase of 100 shares of AT&T by a retired business executive
C) construction of a suburban housing project
D) the piling up of inventories on a grocer's shelf

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Government purchases include government spending on


A) government consumption goods and public capital goods.
B) government consumption goods only.
C) public capital goods only.
D) government consumption goods, public capital goods, and transfer payments.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In a typical year, which of the following measures of aggregate output and income is likely to be the smallest?


A) gross domestic product
B) national income
C) disposable income
D) personal income

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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 Gross Investment $18 National Income 100 Net Exports 2 Personal Income 85 Personal Consumption Expenditures 70 Saving 5 Government Purchases 20 Net Domestic Product 105 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Gross Investment } & \$ 18 \\\hline \text { National Income } & 100 \\\hline \text { Net Exports } & 2 \\\hline \text { Personal Income } & 85 \\\hline \text { Personal Consumption Expenditures } & 70 \\\hline \text { Saving } & 5 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 20 \\\hline \text { Net Domestic Product } & 105 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying data (all ?gures in billions of dollars) . The gross domestic product for this economy is


A) $100.
B) $95.
C) $110.
D) $107.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The expenditures or output approach to GDP measures it by summing up


A) compensation of employees, rents, interest, dividends, undistributed corporate profits, proprietors' income, indirect business taxes paid, consumption of fixed capital, and net
Foreign factor income earned in the United States.
B) compensation of employees, rents, interest, dividends, corporate profits, proprietors' income, and indirect business taxes, and subtracting the consumption of fixed capital.
C) the total spending for consumption, investment, net exports, and government purchases.
D) the total spending for consumption and government purchases, but subtracting public and private transfer payments.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In the expenditures approach of national income accounting, C, Ig, and G include expenditures for


A) domestically produced goods and services only.
B) domestically produced as well as imported goods and services.
C) exported goods and services.
D) the private sector of the economy only.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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 Year  Units of Output  Price Per Unit 120$422543306\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Units of Output } & \text { Price Per Unit } \\\hline 1 & 20 & \$ 4 \\\hline 2 & 25 & 4 \\\hline 3 & 30 & 6 \\\hline\end{array} Assume an economy that is producing only one product. Output and price data for a three-year period are shown in the table. If year 2 is chosen for the base year, in year 3 nominal GDP and real GDP, respectively, are


A) $180 and $30.
B) $30 and $5.
C) $180 and $120.
D) $120 and $100.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The largest component of national income is


A) compensation of employees.
B) rents.
C) interest.
D) corporate profits.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Suppose the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a particular country in a year is $500 billion and the total monetary value of final goods and services sold is $450 billion. We can conclude that


A) GDP that year is $450 billion.
B) NDP is $450 billion.
C) GDP that year is $500 billion.
D) inventories fell by $50 billion.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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 Personal Taxes $40 Social Security Contributions 15 Taxes on Production and Imports 20 Corporate Income Taxes 40 Transfer Payments 22 U.S. Exports 24 Undistributed Corporate Profits 35 Government Purchases 90 Gross Private Domestic Investment 75 U.S. Imports 22 Personal Consumption Expenditures 250 Consumption of Fixed Capital (depreciation)  25 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Personal Taxes } & \$ 40 \\\hline \text { Social Security Contributions } & 15 \\\hline \text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 20 \\\hline \text { Corporate Income Taxes } & 40 \\\hline \text { Transfer Payments } & 22 \\\hline \text { U.S. Exports } & 24 \\\hline \text { Undistributed Corporate Profits } & 35 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 90 \\\hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & 75 \\\hline \text { U.S. Imports } & 22 \\\hline \text { Personal Consumption Expenditures } & 250 \\\hline \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital (depreciation) } & 25 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 10 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying data (all ?gures in billions of dollars) . GDP is


A) $390.
B) $417.
C) $422.
D) $492.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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NDP can be determined by adding taxes on production and imports to GDP.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is an intermediate good?


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 professor

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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 Gross Private Domestic Investment $46 Exports of the U.S. 9 Disposable Income 190 Personal Saving 10 Government Purchases 84 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Consumption of Fixed Capital 52 Dividends 13 Imports of the U.S. 12 Taxes on Production and Imports 22 Personal Taxes 38 Social Security Contributions 23 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & \$ 46 \\\hline \text { Exports of the U.S. } & 9 \\\hline \text { Disposable Income } & 190 \\\hline \text { Personal Saving } & 10 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 84 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 10 \\\hline \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } & 52 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 13 \\\hline \text { Imports of the U.S. } & 12 \\\hline \text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 22 \\\hline \text { Personal Taxes } & 38 \\\hline \text { Social Security Contributions } & 23 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying data. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. The national income is


A) $265.
B) $223.
C) $208.
D) $346.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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