Exam 4: Macroeconomics: the Birds-Eye View of the Economy

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Given the following data for the economy, compute the value of GDP. Government purchases of goods and services 10 Consumption Expenditures 70 Exports 5 Imports 12 Change in inventories -7 Construction of new homes and apartments 15 Sales of existing homes and apartments 22 Government payments to retirees 17 Business fixed investment 9

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The value of unpaid childcare services provided by a stay-at-home dad ______ included in GDP; the value of daycare services purchased from a licensed childcare provider ______ included in GDP.

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Bob's Barber Shop cut 3,000 heads of hair in 2009 and 3,100 in 2010. The price of a haircut was $7 in 2009 and $8 in 2010. If 2009 is the base year, what was Bob's contribution to real GDP in 2009?

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GDP equals the value added by producers of:

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Which of the following would increase the investment component of U.S. GDP?

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GDP can be measured as each of the following EXCEPT:

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If an automobile manufacturer pays $200 for a car windshield, $400 for four car tires, $100 for a car CD player, and sells cars made with these parts for $20,000, then each car the automobile manufacturer sells contributes how much to GDP?

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Government purchases include all of the following EXCEPT:

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If the Citrus Growers Association grows $1 million worth of oranges, sells $500,000 worth of oranges to consumers, uses the rest to make orange juice that is sold to consumers for $3 million, Citrus Grower's contribution to GDP is:

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The largest expenditure component of U.S. GDP is:

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When the production process extends over more than one year, the value of the final product is:

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The government expenditure component of GDP includes:

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Suppose a jar of DeLux popcorn that is ultimately sold to a customer at Friendly Groceries is produced by the following production process: Name of Company Revenues Cost of Purchased Inputs Fulton Family Farm \ 0.50 0 DeLux Popcorn Co. \ 2.50 \ .50 Friendly Groceries \ 4.00 \ 2.50 What is the value added of Fulton Family Farm?

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Bob's Barber Shop cut 3,000 heads of hair in 2009 and 3,100 in 2010. The price of a haircut was $7 in 2009 and $8 in 2010. If 2009 is the base year, what was Bob's contribution to nominal GDP in the year 2009?

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Educational services provided by public schools are:

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The value of goods produced, but unsold, in the current period is:

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Suppose a jar of orange marmalade that is ultimately sold to a customer at The Corner Store is produced by the following production process: Name of Company Revenues Cost of Purchased Inputs Citrus Growers Inc. \ 0.75 0 Florida Jam Company \ 2.00 \ .75 The Corner Store \ 2.50 \ 2.00 If the oranges were grown and the jam produced in the year 2009, but the marmalade was sold at The Corner Store in the year 2010, what is the contribution of these transactions to GDP in the year 2009?

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Intermediate goods and services are ______ production and ______ counted in GDP.

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An economy produces 500,000 tables valued at $100 each. Households purchase 100,000 tables, of which 50,000 are imported. Businesses purchase 200,000 domestically produced tables, the government purchases 100,000 domestically produced tables, and 50,000 domestically produced tables are sold abroad. The unsold tables at the end of the year are held in inventory by the table manufacturers. What is value of GDP?

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Which of the expenditure components of GDP can be negative?

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