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If real GDP rises while nominal GDP falls, then prices on average have:


A) risen.
B) fallen.
C) stayed the same.
D) decreased and then been offset by an equal increase.

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In the circular-flow diagram, firms:


A) supply goods and services.
B) demand goods.
C) supply resources.
D) demand services.

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The calculation of GDP includes the value of all of the following goods EXCEPT:


A) Firestone tires sold at your local garage.
B) Bridgestone tires purchased by Ford Motor Co.
C) Goodyear tires purchased by the United States Secret Service.
D) Michelin tires purchased by Canadian car collectors.

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According to the circular-flow diagram, which of the following economic agents engage in consumer spending?


A) firms
B) households
C) factor markets
D) financial markets

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Use the following to answer questions Scenario: Real GDP Suppose that in year 1 an economy produces 100 golf balls that sell for $3 each and 75 pizzas that sell for $8 each. The next year the economy produces 110 golf balls that sell for $3.25 each and 80 pizzas that sell for $9 each. -(Scenario: Real GDP) Look at the scenario Real GDP. The value of nominal GDP in years 1 and 2 respectively is:


A) $900 and $1,077.50.
B) $900 and $990.
C) $180,000 and $257,400.
D) $1,000 and $1,005.

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Which of the following would NOT be included in this year's GDP?


A) the production of a television show
B) the purchase of a new work truck
C) the hiring of a new police officer
D) your purchase of your neighbor's 2001 Toyota

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Use the following to answer questions Use the following to answer questions   -(Table: Peanut Butter and Jelly Economy)  Look at the table Peanut Butter and Jelly Economy. How much of the increase in nominal GDP between 2010 and 2011 was due to inflation? A)  31.25% B)  18.75% C)  12.5% D)  4% -(Table: Peanut Butter and Jelly Economy) Look at the table Peanut Butter and Jelly Economy. How much of the increase in nominal GDP between 2010 and 2011 was due to inflation?


A) 31.25%
B) 18.75%
C) 12.5%
D) 4%

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Investment spending is spending on:


A) productive physical capital.
B) stocks.
C) mutual funds.
D) corporate bonds.

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Investment spending is spending on:


A) productive physical capital.
B) bonds.
C) shares of stock.
D) productive physical capital, bonds, and shares of stock.

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The best available common measure of a nation's standard of living is:


A) nominal GDP.
B) market GDP.
C) real GDP per capita.
D) nominal GDP per capita.

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GDP excludes all of the following EXCEPT:


A) the value of leisure.
B) damage to the environment.
C) the value of housework.
D) the value of owner-occupied housing.

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A bond is:


A) a share of ownership of a company.
B) an IOU that pays interest.
C) a portion of a firm's profits paid to shareholders.
D) part of private savings.

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The value of all of the following goods EXCEPT _____ is included in the calculation of aggregate output.


A) Firestone tires sold at your local garage
B) a new shower installed in a 1920s house
C) the six-CD player replacing the factory-mounted radio-cassette player in your car
D) the tires on brand-new Volvo station wagons

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Expanded Circular-Flow Model Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Expanded Circular-Flow Model   -(Figure: Expanded Circular-Flow Model)  Look at the figure Expanded Circular-Flow Model. The total flow of funds into and out of the rest of the world is: A)  $30. B)  $80. C)  $160. D)  $240. -(Figure: Expanded Circular-Flow Model) Look at the figure Expanded Circular-Flow Model. The total flow of funds into and out of the rest of the world is:


A) $30.
B) $80.
C) $160.
D) $240.

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Value added in national income accounts refers to the:


A) value added by labor to the production process.
B) difference between the final price and the value of inputs purchased.
C) difference in profits at various stages of production.
D) value of all inputs used by the final producer.

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The inflation-adjusted measure of aggregate output typically used by economists is called:


A) aggregate output.
B) nominal gross national product.
C) net domestic product.
D) real gross domestic product.

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Circular-Flow Model Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Circular-Flow Model   -(Figure: Circular-Flow Model)  Look at the figure Circular-Flow Model. If the circular-flow model is in equilibrium (the sum of money flowing into each box is equal to the sum of the money flowing out of it)  and there is a decrease in exports, which of the following is likely to happen? A)  a decrease in the nominal GDP B)  an increase in the real GDP C)  a decrease in the unemployment rate D)  an increase in the inflation rate -(Figure: Circular-Flow Model) Look at the figure Circular-Flow Model. If the circular-flow model is in equilibrium (the sum of money flowing into each box is equal to the sum of the money flowing out of it) and there is a decrease in exports, which of the following is likely to happen?


A) a decrease in the nominal GDP
B) an increase in the real GDP
C) a decrease in the unemployment rate
D) an increase in the inflation rate

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Suppose that Mr. Green Jeans sells $5,000 of wheat to Big Ben Bakery. Big Ben uses the wheat to make flour and then hamburger buns, which it sells to Hamburger Heaven for $11,000. Hamburger Heaven also buys $20,000 of beef from a rancher. Hamburger Heaven uses the beef and buns to make 10,000 hamburgers, which are sold for $5 each. How much do these transactions add to GDP?


A) $86,000
B) $36,000
C) $31,000
D) $50,000

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Real GDP tends to understate our economic well-being because it:


A) includes the value of services produced in the home.
B) excludes the value of leisure.
C) includes expenditures on crime prevention equipment.
D) includes health care costs related to the consumption of cigarettes.

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The most important use of GDP is as a measure of:


A) the size of the economy.
B) the level of unemployment.
C) changes in the price level.
D) rates of return in financial markets.

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