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Janet bought flour and used it to bake bread she ate. ABC Bakery bought flour which it used to bake bread that customers purchased. In which case will the flour be counted as a final good?


A) Janet's purchase and ABC Bakery's purchase.
B) ABC Bakery's purchase but not Janet's purchase.
C) Janet's purchase but not ABC Bakery's purchase.
D) Neither Janet's purchase nor ABC Bakery's purchase.

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

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Foreign countries buy $1.2 trillion of U.S. goods and services. U.S. residents purchase $1.8 trillion of foreign goods and services. What is net exports?

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A U.S. grocery chain purchases olive oil from Tunisia and sells it to U.S. consumers. In which of the following is this transaction included?


A) U.S. consumption and U.S. imports
B) U.S. consumption but not U.S. imports
C) U.S. imports but not U.S. consumption
D) neither U.S. consumption nor U.S. imports

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

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GDP is not a perfect measure of well-being; for example,


A) GDP excludes the value of volunteer work.
B) GDP does not address the distribution of income.
C) GDP does not address environmental quality.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities    -Refer to Table 23-5. In 2016, this country's A)  real GDP was $880, and the GDP deflator was 111.4. B)  real GDP was $780, and the GDP deflator was 88.6. C)  real GDP was $880, and the GDP deflator was 112.8. D)  real GDP was $780, and the GDP deflator was 112.8. -Refer to Table 23-5. In 2016, this country's


A) real GDP was $880, and the GDP deflator was 111.4.
B) real GDP was $780, and the GDP deflator was 88.6.
C) real GDP was $880, and the GDP deflator was 112.8.
D) real GDP was $780, and the GDP deflator was 112.8.

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

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GDP is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

A) True
B) False

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Table 23-6 The table below contains data for the country of Batterland, which produces only waffles and pancakes. The base year is 2013. Table 23-6 The table below contains data for the country of Batterland, which produces only waffles and pancakes. The base year is 2013.    -Refer to Table 23-6. In 2013, this country's real GDP was A)  $500. B)  $700. C)  $900. D)  $1200. -Refer to Table 23-6. In 2013, this country's real GDP was


A) $500.
B) $700.
C) $900.
D) $1200.

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

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What three types of goods are included in investment spending?

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capital equipment, i...

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Consumption is $7 trillion, investment is $1.5 trillion, government expenditures are $2 trillion, government transfer payments are $1 trillion, exports are $1.50 trillion and imports are $1.25 trillion. What is GDP?

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GDP = C + I + G + NX = $7 tril...

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If consumption is $7000, exports are $600, government purchases are $2000, government transfers are $900, imports are $800, and investment is $1000, then GDP is $9,800.

A) True
B) False

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The U.S. government pays an economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce $100,000 in salary in 2013. The economist then retires. In 2014, the government pays him $60,000 in Social Security benefits. Which of the following is correct?


A) The 2013 payment is included in 2013 GDP as government purchases, and the 2014 payment is included in 2014 GDP as government purchases.
B) The 2013 payment is included in 2013 GDP as government purchases, but the 2014 payment is not included in 2014 GDP.
C) The 2013 payment is included in 2013 GDP as government purchases, and the 2014 payment is included in 2014 GDP as government transfer payments.
D) The 2013 payment is included in 2013 GDP as government purchases, and the 2014 payment is allocated to previous years' GDP according to the amount of work performed by the economist each year.

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

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Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities    -Refer to Table 23-5. This country's output grew A)  31.3% from 2015 to 2016. B)  42.0% from 2016 to 2017. C)  15.4% from 2016 to 2017. D)  53.6% from 2017 to 2018. -Refer to Table 23-5. This country's output grew


A) 31.3% from 2015 to 2016.
B) 42.0% from 2016 to 2017.
C) 15.4% from 2016 to 2017.
D) 53.6% from 2017 to 2018.

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

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Table 23-9 A country produces only ice cream and pie. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2008. Table 23-9 A country produces only ice cream and pie. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2008.   -Refer to Table 23-9. This country's inflation rate from 2009 to 2010 to the nearest tenth was A)  2.9% B)  8.8% C)  13.3% D)  None of the above is correct. -Refer to Table 23-9. This country's inflation rate from 2009 to 2010 to the nearest tenth was


A) 2.9%
B) 8.8%
C) 13.3%
D) None of the above is correct.

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

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A dairy buys $50,000 worth of milk and spend $5,000 on cartons and utilities. It sells the cartons of milk to a grocery store for $60,000 that then sells all of the cartons to consumers for $65,000. How much do these actions add to GDP?


A) $55,000
B) $65,000
C) $120,000
D) None of the above are correct.

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

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Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities Table 23-5 The country of Caspir produces only cereal and milk. Quantities and prices of these goods for the last several years are shown below. The base year is 2015. Prices and Quantities    -Refer to Table 23-5. This country's inflation rate from 2017 to 2018 was A)  20.0%. B)  21.8%. C)  38.9%. D)  28.0%. -Refer to Table 23-5. This country's inflation rate from 2017 to 2018 was


A) 20.0%.
B) 21.8%.
C) 38.9%.
D) 28.0%.

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

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Suppose that twenty-five years ago a country had nominal GDP of $1,000, a GDP deflator of 200, and a population of 100. Today it has nominal GDP of $3,000, a GDP deflator of 400, and population of 150. What happened to the real GDP per person?


A) It more than doubled.
B) It increased, but it less than doubled.
C) It was unchanged.
D) It decreased.

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

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Which of the following items is counted as part of government purchases?


A) The federal government pays $2,000 in Social Security benefits to a retired person.
B) The city of Athens, Ohio pays $10,000 to a tree-trimming firm to trim trees along city boulevards.
C) The state of Nebraska pays $1,000 to help a low-income family pay its medical bills.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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Which of the following is always measured in prices from a base-year?


A) both nominal and real GDP.
B) nominal but not real GDP.
C) real but not nominal GDP.
D) neither nominal nor real GDP.

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

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Identify which of the following are included in the government purchases component of GDP.the salary paid to a state court judge unemployment insurance benefits the payment made by the federal government for a jet fighter social security payments a county builds a jail building

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While GDP includes tangible goods such as books and bug spray, it excludes intangible services such as the services provided by teachers and exterminators.

A) True
B) False

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