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Disposable income measures the before-tax income received by resource suppliers.

A) True
B) False

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Answer the question on the basis of the following information:  Year 12345 Nominal GDP $550560576586604 Price Index140135120117108\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Nominal}\\\underline{\text { GDP } }\\ \$ 550 \\560 \\576 \\586 \\604\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price}\\\underline{\text { Index}}\\140 \\135 \\120 \\117 \\108\end{array}\end{array} The economy above has experienced a:


A) declining nominal GDP.
B) rising price level.
C) declining real GDP.
D) rising real GDP.

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

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An economy is enlarging its stock of capital goods:


A) when net investment exceeds gross investment.
B) when gross investment exceeds replacement investment.
C) whenever gross investment is positive.
D) when replacement investment exceeds gross investment.

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

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The GDP tends to:


A) overstate economic welfare because it does not include certain nonmarket activities such as the productive work of housewives.
B) understate economic welfare because it includes expenditures undertaken to offset or correct pollution.
C) understate economic welfare because it does not take into account increases in leisure.
D) overstate economic welfare because it does not reflect improvements in product quality.

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

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

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In calculating the GDP,national income accountants:


A) treat inventory changes as an adjustment to personal consumption expenditures.
B) ignore inventories because they do not represent final goods.
C) subtract increases in inventories or add decreases in inventories.
D) add increases in inventories or subtract decreases in inventories.

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

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Answer the question on the basis of the following national income data for the economy.All figures are in billions of dollars.  Personal Consumption Expenditures $400 Government Purchases 128 Gross Private Domestic Investment 88 Net Exports 7 Net Foreign Factor Income 0 Consumption of Fixed Capital 43 Taxes on Production and Imports 50 Compensation of Employees 369 Rents 12 Interest 15 Proprietors’ Income 52 Corporate Income Taxes 36 Dividends 24 Undistributed Corporate Profits 22 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { l r } \text { Personal Consumption Expenditures } & \$ 400 \\\text { Government Purchases } & 128 \\\text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & 88 \\\text { Net Exports } & 7 \\\text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 0 \\\text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } & 43 \\\text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 50 \\\text { Compensation of Employees } & 369 \\\text { Rents } & 12 \\\text { Interest } & 15 \\\text { Proprietors' Income } & 52 \\\text { Corporate Income Taxes } & 36 \\\text { Dividends } & 24 \\\text { Undistributed Corporate Profits } & 22 \\\text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0\end{array} Refer to the data.Disposable income:


A) cannot be determined from the data given.
B) is $484.
C) is $416.
D) is $502.

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

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars.  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 } \text { Gross Investment } & \$ 18 \\\text { National Income } & 100 \\\text { Net Exports } & 2 \\\text { Personal Income } & 85 \\\text { Personal Consumption Expenditures } & 70 \\\text { Saving } & 5 \\\text { Government Purchases } & 20 \\\text { Net Domestic Product } & 105 \\\text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0\end{array} Refer to the data.Disposable income is:


A) $83.
B) $73.
C) $75.
D) $77.

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

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If in some year gross investment was $120 billion and net investment was $65 billion,then in that year the country's capital stock:


A) may have either increased or decreased.
B) increased by $65 billion.
C) increased by $55 billion.
D) decreased by $55 billion.

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

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Nominal GDP is adjusted for price changes through the use of:


A) the Consumer Price Index (CPI) .
B) the Producer Price Index (PPI) .
C) the GDP price index.
D) exchange rates.

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

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Assume an economy that makes only one product and that year 3 is the base year.Output and price data for a five-year period are as follows.Answer the question on the basis of these data.  Year 12345 Units of Output34678 Price Per  Unit $34578\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Units of}\\\underline{\text { Output}}\\3 \\4 \\6 \\7 \\8\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price Per } \\\underline{\text { Unit } }\\ \$ 3 \\4 \\5 \\7 \\8\end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.Real GDP for year 5 is:


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

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

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In 1933,net private domestic investment was a minus $6.0 billion.This means that:


A) gross private domestic investment exceeded depreciation by $6.0 billion.
B) the economy was expanding in that year.
C) the production of 1933's GDP used up more capital goods than were produced in that year.
D) the economy produced no capital goods at all in 1933.

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

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Suppose a nation's 2010 nominal GDP was $972 billion and the general price index was 90.To make the 2010 GDP comparable with the base year GDP,the 2010 GDP must be:


A) deflated to $678 billion.
B) deflated to $896 billion.
C) inflated to $1,080 billion.
D) deflated to $1,080 billion.

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

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Net exports are negative when:


A) a nation's imports exceed its exports.
B) the economy's stock of capital goods is declining.
C) depreciation exceeds domestic investment.
D) a nation's exports exceed its imports.

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

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Which of the following do national income accountants consider to be investment?


A) The purchase of an automobile for private,nonbusiness use.
B) The purchase of a new house.
C) The purchase of corporate bonds.
D) The purchase of gold coins.

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

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


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) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars.  Gross Private Domestic Investment$46 Exports of the U.S. 9Disposable Income 190 Personal Saving 10Government Purchases 84 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Consumption of Fixed Capital 52Dividends 13 Imports of the U.S.12Taxes on Production and Imports 22 Personal Taxes38Social Security Contributions 23 Statistical Discrepancy0\begin{array}{llcc} \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment} & \$46 \\ \text { Exports of the U.S. } &9\\ \text {Disposable Income } &190\\ \text { Personal Saving } &10\\ \text {Government Purchases } &84\\ \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } &10\\ \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } &52 \\ \text {Dividends } &13\\ \text { Imports of the U.S.} &12\\ \text {Taxes on Production and Imports } &22\\ \text { Personal Taxes} &38\\ \text {Social Security Contributions } &23\\ \text { Statistical Discrepancy} &0\end{array} Refer to the data.The gross domestic product is:


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

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

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The ZZZ Corporation issued $25 million in new common stock in 2013.It used $18 million of the proceeds to replace obsolete equipment in its factory and $7 million to repay bank loans.As a result,investment:


A) of $7 million has occurred.
B) of $25 million has occurred.
C) of $18 million has occurred.
D) has not occurred.

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

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In national income accounting,government purchases include:


A) purchases by federal,state,and local governments.
B) purchases by the federal government only.
C) government transfer payments.
D) purchases of goods for consumption but not public capital goods.

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

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If net foreign factor income is zero and there are no statistical discrepancies,the sum of national income and the consumption of fixed capital equals:


A) disposable income.
B) personal income.
C) net domestic product.
D) gross domestic product.

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

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