Ch 5 Quiz Questions

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To avoid counting the same output more than once, the calculation of GDP includes
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Only the value of final goods.
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Real GDP is more accurate than nominal GDP in making comparisons of output over time because
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Nominal GDP can increase simply because of price increases over time.
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Real GDP is the
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Value of final output produced in a given period measured in constant prices.
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The components of GDP are
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C + I + G + (X - M).
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Goods and services purchased from international sources are
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imports
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Net exports are
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The value of exports minus the value of imports.
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The economic definition of investment includes all of the following except
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A retirement portfolio of stocks and bonds.
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Which of the following is excluded from calculations of GDP?
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The value of lawn mowing provided by a teenager for his own family.
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Gross investment is the
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Expenditure on new plants, equipment, and residential construction, plus changes in business inventories.
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National income accounting is defined as the
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Measurement of aggregate economic activity.
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If depreciation is smaller than gross investment,
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Net investment is positive.
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Disposable income is
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The amount households have to spend or to save.
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Which of the following typically purchases the most goods and services in the U.S. economy?
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Households
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Value added is the
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Increase in market value of a product that takes place at each stage of the production process.
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The value of final output produced in a given period, measured in current prices, is
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Nominal GDP
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Net domestic product (NDP) is determined by
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Subtracting depreciation from GDP.
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The GDP per capita is the most practical way to
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Make international comparisons of the standard of living
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The value of total output must equal the value of total income in an economy for all of the following reasons except
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Government expenditures must equal government revenues.
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National income is a measure of
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The income earned by the factors of production in producing GDP.
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Inflation is
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An increase in the average level of prices of goods and services.