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If a U.S. citizen buys a television made in Korea by a Korean firm, then


A) U.S. net exports decrease and U.S. GDP decreases.
B) U.S. net exports are unaffected and U.S. GDP decreases.
C) U.S. net exports are unaffected and U.S. GDP is unaffected.
D) U.S. net exports decrease and U.S. GDP is unaffected.

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

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During a presidential campaign, the incumbent argues that he should be reelected because nominal GDP grew by 12 percent during his 4-year term in office. You know that population grew by 4 percent over the period and that the GDP deflator increased by 6 percent during the past 4 years. You should conclude that real GDP per person


A) grew by more than 12 percent.
B) grew, but by less than 12 percent.
C) was unchanged.
D) decreased.

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

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Consider the following three items of spending by the government: (i) the federal government pays a $500 unemployment benefit to an unemployed person; (ii) the federal government makes a $2,000 salary payment to a Navy lieutenant; (iii) the city of Bozeman, Montana makes a $10,000 payment to ABC Lighting Company for street lights in Bozeman. Which of these payments contributes directly to government purchases in the national income accounts?


A) only item (i)
B) only item (ii)
C) only items (i) and (ii)
D) only items (ii) and (iii)

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

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Sheri, a U.S. citizen, works only in Germany. The value she adds to production in Germany is included


A) in both German GDP and U.S. GDP.
B) in German GDP, but is not included in U.S. GDP.
C) in U.S. GDP, but is not included in German GDP.
D) in neither German GDP nor U.S. GDP.

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

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In early 2010 Molly paid $200,000 for a house built in 2000. She spent $30,000 on new materials to remodel the house. Although Molly lived in the house after she remodeled it, its rental value rose. Which of the following contributed to real GDP in 2010?


A) the price of the house, the cost of remodeling materials, the increase in rental value
B) the price of the house and the cost of remodeling materials, but not the increase in rental value
C) the costs of the remodeling materials and the increase in rent, but not the price of the house
D) None of the above are correct.

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

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​GDP excludes the purchases of sliced bread by a sandwich shop, because the bread is an intermediate good in this case.

A) True
B) False

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In the United States in 2015, consumption represented slightly less than


A) 60 percent of GDP.
B) 70 percent of GDP.
C) 80 percent of GDP.
D) 90 percent of GDP.

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

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After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, governments within the United States raised expenditures to increase security at airports. These purchases of goods and services are


A) not included in GDP since they do not represent production.
B) not included in GDP since the government collects taxes to pay for them.
C) included in GDP since government expenditures on goods and services are included in GDP.
D) included in GDP only to the extent that the federal government, rather than state or local governments, paid for them.

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

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Explain how GNP differs from GDP.

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Suppose there are only two firms in an economy: Rolling Rawhide produces rawhide and sells it to Chewy Chomp, Inc., which uses the rawhide to produce and sell dog chews. With each $1 worth of rawhide that it buys from Rolling Rawhide, Chewy Chomp, Inc. produces a dog chew and sells it for $2.50. Neither firm had any inventory at the beginning of 2014. During that year, Rolling Rawhide produced enough rawhide for 2000 dog chews. Chewy Chomp, Inc. bought 90% of that rawhide for $1800 and promised to buy the remaining 10% for $200 in 2015. Chewy Chomp, Inc. produced 1800 dog chews during 2014 and sold each one during that year for $2.50. What was the economy's GDP for 2014?


A) $3,800
B) $4,500
C) $4,700
D) $5,000

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

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If someone in the United States buys a surfboard produced in Australia, then that purchase is included in both the consumption component of U.S. GDP and the net exports component of U.S. GDP.

A) True
B) False

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A U.S.-owned automobile factory uses $50 million worth of materials produced in the U.S. and $10 million worth of material purchased from foreign countries to produce $100 million of automobiles. $70 million worth of these automobiles are purchased by U.S. consumers, $25 million are sold in foreign countries, and $5 million are added to inventory. How much of this production is included in U.S. GDP? By how much do these transactions alone affect U.S. net exports?

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Gross domestic product includes all


A) legal and illegal final goods, but it excludes all legal and illegal final services.
B) legal and illegal final goods and all legal and illegal final services.
C) legal final goods and services, but it excludes illegal final goods and services.
D) legal and illegal final goods and legal final services, but it excludes illegal final services.

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

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Which of the following headlines is more closely related to what microeconomists study than to what macroeconomists study?


A) Unemployment rate falls from 7.5 percent to 7.3 percent.
B) Real GDP falls by 0.4 percent in the third quarter.
C) Inflation was 2.4 percent last year.
D) The price of gasoline rises due to rising oil prices.

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

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​Which of the following are not consumer durable goods?


A) ​Automobiles.
B) ​Washing machines.
C) ​Air conditioners.
D) ​Paperback books.

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

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U.S. GDP and U.S. GNP are related as follows:


A) GNP = GDP + Value of exported goods - Value of imported goods.
B) GNP = GDP - Value of exported goods + Value of imported goods.
C) GNP = GDP + Income earned by foreigners in the U.S. - Income earned by U.S. citizens abroad.
D) GNP = GDP - Income earned by foreigners in the U.S. + Income earned by U.S. citizens abroad.

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

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Macroeconomic statistics tell us about a particular household, firm, or market.

A) True
B) False

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Underground economic activity as a percentage of GDP was highest in


A) Bolivia.
B) Mexico.
C) Australia.
D) the United States.

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

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GDP is adjusted to reflect changes in the quality of the environment such as changes in air and water quality.

A) True
B) False

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A country reported nominal GDP of $100 billion in 2010 and $75 billion in 2009. It also reported a GDP deflator of 125 in 2010 and 120 in 2009. Between 2009 and 2010,


A) real output and the price level both rose.
B) real output rose and the price level fell.
C) real output fell and the price level rose.
D) real output and the price level both fell.

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

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