Chapter 4
An example of "investment" in computing real GDP using the expenditure approach is the purchase of A) a new set of tools by an auto mechanic, for use in repairing cars. B) 100 shares of IBM stock. C) a 100 year old house by a married couple. D) computer chips by Dell to put in their personal computers.
A
Choose the best statement. A) GDP equals aggregate expenditure and equals aggregate income. B) An increase in government purchases increases aggregate expenditure but does not change GDP. C) An increase in compensation of employees increases aggregate income but does not change GDP. D) GDP always equals aggregate expenditure and sometimes equals aggregate income
A
Goods that are produced this year, stored in inventories, and then sold to consumers next year A) count in this year's GDP. B) count in next year's GDP. C) count in both this year's and next year's GDP. D) are not counted as a part of GDP.
A
Intermediate goods are excluded from GDP because A) their inclusion would involve double counting. B) they represent goods that have never been purchased so they cannot be counted. C) their inclusion would understate GDP D) the premise of the question is incorrect because intermediate goods are directly included in calculating GDP.
A
Two methods of measuring GDP are A) the income approach and the expenditure approach. B) the income approach and the receipts approach. C) the goods approach and the services approach. D) the saving approach and the investment approach.
A
GDP counts only final goods and services because this A) method avoids including any goods that are produced this year and sold next year. B) method avoids double counting of goods going through several stages of production. C) amount can be more easily determined in the marketplace. D) method avoids understating the value of GDP produced during a given year.
B
The calculation of the final goods and services sold in an economy would NOT include A) the purchase of a lawnmower by a household. B) General Motors' purchases of tires for new automobiles. C) Ford Motor Company's purchase of a new industrial robot to be used to produce cars. D) the purchase of a service by a household.
B
If Nike, an American corporation, produces sneakers in Thailand this would A) count as part of U.S. GDP since it is a U.S. corporation. B) count for both Thailand's GDP and U.S. GDP. C) add to Thailand's GDP but not to U.S. GDP. D) add to neither U.S. GDP nor Thailand's GDP.
C
Let C represent consumption expenditure, S saving, I gross private domestic investment, G government expenditure on goods and services, and NX net exports of goods and services. Then GDP equals A) C + S + G + NX. B) C + S + G - NX. C) C + I + G + NX. D) C + I + G - NX
C
Suppose Mail Boxes Etc. buys a new copier for its store for $1000. A year later, when the firm wants to upgrade to a new copier, it finds that the old copier is only worth $750. Over the year the copier was used, ________ has occurred. A) replacement investment B) gross investment C) depreciation D) net investment
C
Transfer payments A) are included in the government expenditure category in gross domestic product. B) refer to all payments made to households by governments. C) refer to payments made by the government that are not made to purchase a good or service. D) are made by households to firms in exchange for goods and services.
C
Transfer payments are not included in GDP because A) their market value cannot be accurately determined. B) they do not generate additional income. C) they are not purchases of goods or services. D) their value is included in government expenditure
C
Which of the following purchases is included in personal consumption expenditures when determining gross domestic product? A) purchase of a new house because of the arrival of a new baby B) purchase of a new office building C) vacation expenses for a spring trip to Fort Lauderdale D) purchases of jeans to add to a store's inventory
C
A loaf of bread purchased by one of your instructors would be best described as A) an intermediate good. B) a financial asset. C) a used good. D) a final good
D
Economists distinguish real GDP from nominal GDP to A) determine whether the government sector is growing. B) measure the change in nominal interest rates. C) determine whether economic welfare has changed. D) determine whether real production has changed
D
Gross domestic product is the total ________ produced within a country in a given time period. A) market value of all final and intermediate goods and services B) market value of all goods and services C) amount of final and intermediate goods and services D) market value of all final goods and services
D
In the circular flow model, consumption expenditures are the spending by A) firms for factors of production. B) government in financial markets. C) the rest of the world in the goods market. D) households in the goods market.
D
Potential GDP is A) the maximum GDP that an economy actually achieves throughout its entire history. B) the level of GDP achieved during periods when 100 percent of the labor force is employed. C) a goal that can never be achieved by the economy. D) the value of production when all the nation's resources are fully employed
D
The four categories of expenditure used by the expenditure approach method to calculate GDP are A) consumption expenditure, taxes, saving and investment. B) consumption expenditure, investment, net imports and saving. C) saving, taxes, government expenditure and investment. D) consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditure and net exports.
D
Which of the following expenditures associated with the production of a new highperformance SUV will be directly included in GDP? A) the sale of bonds to finance the construction of the assembly plant B) the purchase of used welding robots to assemble to vehicles C) the purchase of new tires to be installed on the new vehicles D) the purchase of new machine tools to manufacture the engines
D
Which of the following is included in government expenditures when measuring GDP? A) Social Security payments B) unemployment compensation payments C) pension payment made to past presidents D) the current president's salary
D
Which of the following is true regarding the circular flow diagram? I. "Aggregate income" is the flow of income earned by firms. II. Retained earnings are considered income earned by firms rather than part of households' income. III. The government, households, and firms all operate in the financial market. A) I only B) I and II C) I and III D) III only
D
n the equation, GDP = C + I + G + NX, G refers to A) federal government expenditures plus all transfer payments. B) local, state, and federal government spending for all purposes. C) the taxes and expenditures of all government units. D) local, state, and federal government expenditure on goods and services, but does not include transfer payments.
D
