Exam 26: Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

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Arthur sells $100 worth of cotton to Bob.Bob turns the cotton into cloth,which he sells to Camille for $300.Camille uses the cloth to make prom dresses that she sells to Donita for $700.Donita sells the dresses for $1,200 to kids attending the prom.The total contribution to GDP of this series of transactions is:

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Suppose the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a particular country in 2010 is $500 billion and the total monetary value of final goods and services sold is $450 billion.We can conclude that:

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Real GDP accounts for changes in product quality;nominal GDP does not.

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Final goods and services refer to:

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The largest component of total expenditures in the United States is:

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars. Proprietors' Income \ 20 Compensation of Employees 300 Consumption of Fixed Capital 15 Gross Investment 80 Rents 10 Interest 20 Exports 30 Imports 50 Corporate Profits 25 Taxes on Production and Imports 5 Net Foreign Factor Income 0 Statistical Discrepancy 0 Refer to the data.Net domestic product is:

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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 \4 6 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 The economy characterized by the data is:

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Setup Corporation buys $100,000 of sand,rock,and cement to produce ready-mix concrete.It sells 10,000 cubic yards of concrete at $30 a cubic yard.The value added by Setup Corporation is:

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National income accountants define investment to include:

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Within the circular flow model,the level of total resource income and total spending on output will be approximately equal.

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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 \4 6 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 Refer to the data.Personal income is:

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Assume that in 2002 the nominal GDP was $350 billion and in 2003 it was $375 billion.On the basis of this information,we:

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All expenditures on new construction are included as investment in calculating GDP.

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National income measures:

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The smallest component of aggregate spending in the United States is:

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Which of the following activities is excluded from GDP,causing GDP to understate a nation's well-being?

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The growth of GDP may understate changes in the economy's economic well-being over time if the:

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Transfer payments are:

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 Units of 3 4 6 7 8 Price Per \ 3 4 5 7 8 Refer to the data.In determining real GDP,the nominal GDP for:

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If personal income exceeds national income in a particular year,we can conclude that:

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