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Assume an economy that is producing only one product.Output and price data for a three-year period are as follows.Answer the question on the basis of these data.  Year 123 Units ofOutput202530Price PerUnit$446\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Units of}\\\underline{\text {Output}}\\20\\25\\30\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Price Per}\\\underline{\text {Unit}}\\ \$ 4 \\4\\6 \end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.The nominal GDP for year 3 is:


A) 125 percent higher than the nominal GDP for year 1.
B) 50 percent higher than the nominal GDP for year 1.
C) $120.
D) $30.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars. Personal Taxes $40 Social Security Contributions15Taxes on Production and Imports 20Corporate Income Taxes 40 Transfer Payments 22 U.S. Exports 24Undistributed Corporate Profits 35Government Purchases 90 Gross Private Domestic Investment 75 U.S. Imports 22Personal Consumption Expenditures 250Consumption of Fixed Capital 25 Net Foreign Factor Income 10Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Personal Taxes } &\$40 \\ \text { Social Security Contributions} &15\\ \text {Taxes on Production and Imports } &20\\ \text {Corporate Income Taxes } &40\\ \text { Transfer Payments } &22\\ \text { U.S. Exports } &24\\ \text {Undistributed Corporate Profits } &35 \\ \text {Government Purchases } &90\\ \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } &75\\ \text { U.S. Imports } &22\\ \text {Personal Consumption Expenditures } &250\\ \text {Consumption of Fixed Capital } &25\\ \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } &10\\ \text {Statistical Discrepancy } &0\\\end{array} Refer to the data.PI is:


A) $314.
B) $346.
C) $408.
D) $437.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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If real GDP rises and the GDP price index has increased:


A) the percentage increase in nominal GDP must have been less than the percentage increase in the price level.
B) nominal GDP may have either increased or decreased.
C) nominal GDP must have increased.
D) nominal GDP must have fallen.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Economy A: gross investment equals depreciation Economy B: depreciation exceeds gross investment Economy C: gross investment exceeds depreciation Refer to the information.Positive net investment is occurring in:


A) economy A only.
B) economy B only.
C) economy C only.
D) economies A and B only.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is the smallest dollar amount in the United States?


A) Disposable income.
B) Personal income.
C) Gross domestic product.
D) National income.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Use the following table for a hypothetical single-product economy.  Year 1234Units of Output10121520 Price of Bagel Per Unit$10203040Price Index( Year 1=100) 100200300400\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\ 1 \\2 \\3 \\4\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Units of}\\\underline{\text { Output}}\\10\\12\\15\\20\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price of Bagel}\\\underline{\text { Per Unit}}\\\$ 10\\20\\ 30\\ 40\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Price Index}\\\underline{\text {( Year 1=100) }}\\100\\200\\300\\400\end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.Real GDP in year 3 is:


A) $100.
B) $450.
C) $225.
D) $150.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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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.  Year 12345 Units of Output34678 Price Per  Unit $34578\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Units of}\\\underline{\text { Output}}\\3 \\4 \\6 \\7 \\8\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price Per } \\\underline{\text { Unit } }\\ \$ 3 \\4 \\5 \\7 \\8\end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.If year 3 is chosen as the base year,the price index for year 1 is:


A) 140.
B) 40.
C) 167.
D) 60.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The agency responsible for compiling the National Income Product Accounts for the U.S.economy is the:


A) Council of Economic Advisers.
B) Bureau of Economic Analysis.
C) National Bureau of Economic Research.
D) Bureau of Labor Statistics.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Answer the question on the basis of the following information:  Year 12345 Nominal GDP $550560576586604 Price Index140135120117108\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Nominal}\\\underline{\text { GDP } }\\ \$ 550 \\560 \\576 \\586 \\604\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price}\\\underline{\text { Index}}\\140 \\135 \\120 \\117 \\108\end{array}\end{array} In the economy above,real GDP for year 3 is:


A) $512.
B) $428.
C) $480.
D) $691.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Assume an economy that is producing only one product.Output and price data for a three-year period are as follows.Answer the question on the basis of these data.  Year 123 Units ofOutput202530Price PerUnit$446\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Units of}\\\underline{\text {Output}}\\20\\25\\30\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Price Per}\\\underline{\text {Unit}}\\ \$ 4 \\4\\6 \end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.If year 2 is chosen as the base year,the price index for year 1 is:


A) 80.
B) 100.
C) 120.
D) 20.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Answer the question on the basis of the following information: Only three goods are produced in an economy in the following amounts: A = 10,B = 30,C = 5.The current year per unit prices of these three goods are A = $2,B = $3,and C = $1. (Advanced analysis) Refer to the information.If the per unit prices of the three goods were each $1 in a base year used to construct a GDP price index,then real GDP in the current year is:


A) $110.
B) $115.
C) $45.
D) $160.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars. Personal Taxes $40 Social Security Contributions15Taxes on Production and Imports 20Corporate Income Taxes 40 Transfer Payments 22 U.S. Exports 24Undistributed Corporate Profits 35Government Purchases 90 Gross Private Domestic Investment 75 U.S. Imports 22Personal Consumption Expenditures 250Consumption of Fixed Capital 25 Net Foreign Factor Income 10Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Personal Taxes } &\$40 \\ \text { Social Security Contributions} &15\\ \text {Taxes on Production and Imports } &20\\ \text {Corporate Income Taxes } &40\\ \text { Transfer Payments } &22\\ \text { U.S. Exports } &24\\ \text {Undistributed Corporate Profits } &35 \\ \text {Government Purchases } &90\\ \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } &75\\ \text { U.S. Imports } &22\\ \text {Personal Consumption Expenditures } &250\\ \text {Consumption of Fixed Capital } &25\\ \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } &10\\ \text {Statistical Discrepancy } &0\\\end{array} Refer to the data.DI is:


A) $284.
B) $329.
C) $274.
D) $402.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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GDP is the:


A) national income minus all nonincome charges against output.
B) monetary value of all final goods and services produced within the borders of a nation in a particular year.
C) monetary value of all economic resources used in producing a year's output.
D) monetary value of all goods and services,final and intermediate,produced in a specific year.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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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.  Year 12345 Units of Output34678 Price Per  Unit $34578\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Year }} \\1 \\2 \\3 \\4 \\5\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Units of}\\\underline{\text { Output}}\\3 \\4 \\6 \\7 \\8\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text { Price Per } \\\underline{\text { Unit } }\\ \$ 3 \\4 \\5 \\7 \\8\end{array}\end{array} Refer to the data.The nominal GDP for year 4 is:


A) $49.
B) $55.
C) $40.
D) $35.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Answer the question on the basis of the following data.All figures are in billions of dollars. Personal Taxes $40 Social Security Contributions15Taxes on Production and Imports 20Corporate Income Taxes 40 Transfer Payments 22 U.S. Exports 24Undistributed Corporate Profits 35Government Purchases 90 Gross Private Domestic Investment 75 U.S. Imports 22Personal Consumption Expenditures 250Consumption of Fixed Capital 25 Net Foreign Factor Income 10Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Personal Taxes } &\$40 \\ \text { Social Security Contributions} &15\\ \text {Taxes on Production and Imports } &20\\ \text {Corporate Income Taxes } &40\\ \text { Transfer Payments } &22\\ \text { U.S. Exports } &24\\ \text {Undistributed Corporate Profits } &35 \\ \text {Government Purchases } &90\\ \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } &75\\ \text { U.S. Imports } &22\\ \text {Personal Consumption Expenditures } &250\\ \text {Consumption of Fixed Capital } &25\\ \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } &10\\ \text {Statistical Discrepancy } &0\\\end{array} Refer to the data.NDP is:


A) $370.
B) $402.
C) $392.
D) $467.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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If there are no statistical discrepancies,NDP (net domestic product) is:


A) NI minus net foreign factor income.
B) NI plus corporate income taxes.
C) GDP deflated for increases in the price level.
D) GDP minus taxes on production and imports.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Suppose nominal GDP was $360 billion in 1990 and $450 billion in 2000.The appropriate price index (1985 = 100) was 120 in 1990 and 125 in 2000.Between 1990 and 2000 real GDP:


A) increased by $60 billion.
B) decreased by $32 billion.
C) increased by $100 billion.
D) increased by $117 billion.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If real disposable income fell during a particular year,we can conclude that:


A) personal taxes increased.
B) inflation occurred.
C) transfer payments declined.
D) none of these necessarily occurred.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Gross private domestic investment exceeds depreciation in an economy that experiences expanding production capacity.

A) True
B) False

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The amount of after-tax income received by households is measured by:


A) discretionary income.
B) national income.
C) disposable income.
D) personal income.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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