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Chapter 22
Measuring a Nation's Income
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
02/08/2010

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A country with a larger GDP per person generally has a greater standard of living or quality of life than a country with a smaller GDP per person.
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True
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A new car produced in 2005, but first sold in 2006, should be counted in 2006 GDP because that is when it was first sold as a final good.
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True
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A recession occurs when real GDP declines.
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True
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An example of a transfer payment is...
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Unemployment benefits
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Cigarettes should be valued in GDP at $3.50 per pack even though $1.00 of that price is tax because the buyers paid $3.50 per pack.
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True
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Depreciation is the value of the wear and tear on the economy's equipment and structures.
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True
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For an economy as a whole, income equals expenditure of the buyer.
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True
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Gross domestic product can be measured as the sum of...
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consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
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Gross domestic product is the sum of the market value of the...
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final goods and services
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How is your purchase of a $40,000 BMW automobile that was produced entirely in Germany recorded in the U.S. GDP accounts?
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Consumption increases by $40,000 and net exports decrease by $40000
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If U.S. GDP exceeds U.S. GNP, then foreigners produce more in the United States than U.S. citizens produce in the rest of the world.
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True
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If U.S. GDP exceeds U.S. GNP, then foreigners produce more in the United States than U.S. citizens produce in the rest of the world.
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True
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If U.S. GDP exceeds U.S. GNP, then..
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foreigners are producing more in the US than Americans are producing in foreign countries.
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If a cobbler buys leather for $100 and thread for $50 and uses them to produce and sell $500 worth of shoes to consumers, the contribution of GDP is...
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$500
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If nominal GDP in 2005 exceeds nominal GDP in 2004, then the production of output must have...
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risen or fallen because there is not enough information to determine what happened to real output.
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If nominal GDP in 2006 exceeds nominal GDP in 2005, real output must have risen.
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False
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If the lumberyard sells $1000 of lumber to a carpenter and the carpenter uses the lumber to build a garage that he sells for $5000, the contribution to GDP is $6000.
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False
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If your grandparents buy a new retirement home, this transaction would affect...
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investment
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In the United States, investment is largest component of GDP.
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False
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Net national product always exceeds a nation's total income because of depreciation and taxes.
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False
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Nominal GDP employs current prices to value output while real GDP employs constant base-year prices to value output.
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True
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Real GDP is measured in ___ prices while nominal GDP is measured in ___ prices.
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base year, current year
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The production of an apple contributes more to GDP than the production of a gold ring because food is necessary for life itsef.
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False
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The value of plant and equipment worn out in the process of manufacturing goods and services is measured by...
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Investment
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U.S. GDP would exclude which of the following?
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cotton purchased by Lee Jeans
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U.S. gross domestic product (in contrast to gross national product) measures the production and income of...
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people and factories located within the borders of the United States.
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Wages are an example of a transfer payment because there is a transfer of payment from the firm to the worker.
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False
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What is the approximate percentage increase in prices from 2003 to 2004? (pens/books)
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22 percent
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What is the percentage increase in prices from 2002 to 2003? (pens/books)
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13 percent
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What is the percentage increase in real GDP from 2003 to 2004? (pens/books)
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0 percent
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What is the value of nominal GDP for 2003? (Pens/Books)
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$1,200
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What is the value of real GDP for 2003? (pens/books)
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$1,060
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What is the value of the GDP deflator in 2003? (pens/books)
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113
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When the city of Chicago puchases a new school building, the investment component of GDP increases.
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False
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Which of the following would be excluded from 1989 GDP? The sale of...
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a home built in 1988 and first sold in 1989
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