Question 1

To determine the CPI, you would need to know the

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A) current market basket at current- and base-year prices 
B) base-year market basket at current- and base-year prices 
C) current market basket at current prices and base-year market basket at base-year prices 
D) current market basket at base-year prices only 
E) current market basket at current prices only 
A) current market basket at current- and base-year prices 
B) base-year market basket at current- and base-year prices 
C) current market basket at current prices and base-year market basket at base-year prices 
D) current market basket at base-year prices only 
E) current market basket at current prices only

Question 2

Which of the following is an injection into the spending stream?

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A) planned investment 
B) imports 
C) indirect business taxes 
D) disposable income 
E) interest on savings 
A) planned investment 
B) imports 
C) indirect business taxes 
D) disposable income 
E) interest on savings

Question 3

If real GDP is $5 trillion for a particular year and the GDP price index is 140, then nominal GDP is $7 trillion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A chain-weighted index recognizes the fact that the composition of output changes over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The GDP price index

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A) involves all final goods and services produced in the economy 
B) is derived from looking at quantities of goods sold rather than at prices 
C) is derived using the prices of only imported and exported goods and services 
D) is derived using the implicit prices of goods and services produced by the government 
E) involves all goods and services sold in the economy 
A) involves all final goods and services produced in the economy 
B) is derived from looking at quantities of goods sold rather than at prices 
C) is derived using the prices of only imported and exported goods and services 
D) is derived using the implicit prices of goods and services produced by the government 
E) involves all goods and services sold in the economy

Question 6

An imputed payment

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A) is a payment that is due but not made 
B) is a payment not made through the market and therefore not counted in GDP 
C) refers to nonmarket goods and services being valued as if they were sold on a market 
D) refers to governmental services being valued at the cost of production 
E) refers to consumers imputing a value to the payment 
A) is a payment that is due but not made 
B) is a payment not made through the market and therefore not counted in GDP 
C) refers to nonmarket goods and services being valued as if they were sold on a market 
D) refers to governmental services being valued at the cost of production 
E) refers to consumers imputing a value to the payment

Question 7

Which is true of leakages and injections in the circular flow?

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A) Leakages minus injections equal GDP. 
B) Injections minus leakages equal GDP. 
C) Leakages minus injections equal zero in equilibrium. 
D) Domestic leakages must equal domestic injections. 
E) Leakages must be greater than injections for the economy to be growing. 
A) Leakages minus injections equal GDP. 
B) Injections minus leakages equal GDP. 
C) Leakages minus injections equal zero in equilibrium. 
D) Domestic leakages must equal domestic injections. 
E) Leakages must be greater than injections for the economy to be growing.

Question 8

The immediate effect on GDP of Ibrahim's purchase of a government bond is

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A) a decrease in consumption because Ibrahim has less money to spend 
B) an increase in government spending 
C) an increase in investment 
D) a decrease in investment because less money is available to him for further investment 
E) nonexistent, since no real goods and services have been produced 
A) a decrease in consumption because Ibrahim has less money to spend 
B) an increase in government spending 
C) an increase in investment 
D) a decrease in investment because less money is available to him for further investment 
E) nonexistent, since no real goods and services have been produced

Question 9

Which of the actions below will not increase GDP?

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A) Bears prowl suburban areas, overturning garbage cans so that the town must hire more sanitation workers to clean up. 
B) Vandals spray paint all over brick buildings, increasing business for paint removal services. 
C) An installer of automobile tires takes a knife to the tires of cars parked in his neighborhood. 
D) A homemaker spends $20 taking the family to lunch at Burger King instead of spending the $20 to buy food to prepare at home. 
E) A consumer has a tune-up done on his pick-up truck at the local garage. 
A) Bears prowl suburban areas, overturning garbage cans so that the town must hire more sanitation workers to clean up. 
B) Vandals spray paint all over brick buildings, increasing business for paint removal services. 
C) An installer of automobile tires takes a knife to the tires of cars parked in his neighborhood. 
D) A homemaker spends $20 taking the family to lunch at Burger King instead of spending the $20 to buy food to prepare at home. 
E) A consumer has a tune-up done on his pick-up truck at the local garage.

Question 10

Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the

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A) CPI 
B) number of births in the U.S. 
C) nominal GDP 
D) cost of going to college 
E) All of the answers are correct 
A) CPI 
B) number of births in the U.S. 
C) nominal GDP 
D) cost of going to college 
E) All of the answers are correct

Question 11

Problems with a fixed-weight price index include all of the following except one. Which is the exception?

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A) the index utilizes prices from the base year only 
B) the index does not account for relative price changes over time 
C) price distortions only decrease when there is a long time period covered 
D) base year does not include new products which came into existence later 
E) the price index does not take into consideration quality changes 
A) the index utilizes prices from the base year only 
B) the index does not account for relative price changes over time 
C) price distortions only decrease when there is a long time period covered 
D) base year does not include new products which came into existence later 
E) the price index does not take into consideration quality changes

Question 12

GDP figures tend to understate the quantity of goods and services available because

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A) they ignore most household production 
B) many items are counted twice or more in intermediate stages of production 
C) more women are entering the labor force 
D) firms often add less to inventories than they planned to 
E) exports are subtracted from GDP but imports are not added back in 
A) they ignore most household production 
B) many items are counted twice or more in intermediate stages of production 
C) more women are entering the labor force 
D) firms often add less to inventories than they planned to 
E) exports are subtracted from GDP but imports are not added back in

Question 13

Which of the following is not a component of aggregate expenditure?

Accepted Answer

A) consumption expenditures 
B) investment 
C) imports 
D) rent 
E) government purchases 
A) consumption expenditures 
B) investment 
C) imports 
D) rent 
E) government purchases

Question 14

A panel of economists concluded that the current Consumer Price Index overstates increases in the "cost of living" by about

Accepted Answer

A) 9 percent per year 
B) 3 percent per year 
C) 5 percent per year 
D) 7 percent per year 
E) 1 percent per year 
A) 9 percent per year 
B) 3 percent per year 
C) 5 percent per year 
D) 7 percent per year 
E) 1 percent per year

Question 15

Which of the following is not a component of aggregate expenditure?

Accepted Answer

A) exports 
B) investment 
C) imports 
D) transfer payments 
E) government purchases 
A) exports 
B) investment 
C) imports 
D) transfer payments 
E) government purchases

Question 16

Recent estimates of the size of the underground economy are that it is equivalent of 7.5 percent of GDP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an injection into the circular flow?

Accepted Answer

A) government spending 
B) imports 
C) disposable income 
D) taxes 
E) saving 
A) government spending 
B) imports 
C) disposable income 
D) taxes 
E) saving

Question 18

Exhibit 6-2
  
-Use the information in Exhibit 6-2 to calculate the consumer price index in the current year.

Accepted Answer

A) CPI = 2 
B) CPI = 50 
C) CPI = 55 
D) CPI = 182 
E) CPI = 200 
A) CPI = 2 
B) CPI = 50 
C) CPI = 55 
D) CPI = 182 
E) CPI = 200

Question 19

Which of the following would not be an expenditure on a final good or service?

Accepted Answer

A) a farmer's purchase of a pound of hamburger 
B) a medical clinic's purchase of flu vaccine 
C) a factory's purchase of a spot welding machine 
D) the purchase of a cup of coffee at a restaurant 
E) a college student's purchase of a textbook for a medieval history class 
A) a farmer's purchase of a pound of hamburger 
B) a medical clinic's purchase of flu vaccine 
C) a factory's purchase of a spot welding machine 
D) the purchase of a cup of coffee at a restaurant 
E) a college student's purchase of a textbook for a medieval history class

Question 20

Which of the following is not considered a component of investment when calculating GDP?

Accepted Answer

A) new residential construction 
B) construction of new factories 
C) net increases in inventory 
D) purchases of corporate stock 
E) production of new equipment 
A) new residential construction 
B) construction of new factories 
C) net increases in inventory 
D) purchases of corporate stock 
E) production of new equipment

Exam 7: Tracking the Us Economy

To determine the CPI, you would need to know the

Which of the following is an injection into the spending stream?

If real GDP is $5 trillion for a particular year and the GDP price index is 140, then nominal GDP is $7 trillion.

A chain-weighted index recognizes the fact that the composition of output changes over time.

The GDP price index

An imputed payment

Which is true of leakages and injections in the circular flow?

The immediate effect on GDP of Ibrahim's purchase of a government bond is

Which of the actions below will not increase GDP?

Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the

Problems with a fixed-weight price index include all of the following except one. Which is the exception?

GDP figures tend to understate the quantity of goods and services available because

Which of the following is not a component of aggregate expenditure?

A panel of economists concluded that the current Consumer Price Index overstates increases in the "cost of living" by about

Which of the following is not a component of aggregate expenditure?

Recent estimates of the size of the underground economy are that it is equivalent of 7.5 percent of GDP.

Which of the following is an injection into the circular flow?

Exhibit 6-2 -Use the information in Exhibit 6-2 to calculate the consumer price index in the current year.

Which of the following would not be an expenditure on a final good or service?

Which of the following is not considered a component of investment when calculating GDP?

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