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Corporate profits are found by


A) summing corporate income taxes, dividends, and undistributed corporate profits.
B) adding corporate income taxes and dividends and subtracting undistributed corporate profits.
C) subtracting corporate income taxes from the sum of dividends and undistributed corporate profits.
D) summing dividends, undistributed corporate profits, and proprietors' income.

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 Gross Private Domestic Investment $46 Exports of the U.S. 9 Disposable Income 190 Personal Saving 10 Government Purchases 84 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Consumption of Fixed Capital 52 Dividends 13 Imports of the U.S. 12 Taxes on Production and Imports 22 Personal Taxes 38 Social Security Contributions 23 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & \$ 46 \\\hline \text { Exports of the U.S. } & 9 \\\hline \text { Disposable Income } & 190 \\\hline \text { Personal Saving } & 10 \\\hline \text { Government Purchases } & 84 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 10 \\\hline \text { Consumption of Fixed Capital } & 52 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 13 \\\hline \text { Imports of the U.S. } & 12 \\\hline \text { Taxes on Production and Imports } & 22 \\\hline \text { Personal Taxes } & 38 \\\hline \text { Social Security Contributions } & 23 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying data. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. The net domestic product is


A) $233.
B) $255.
C) $230.
D) $348.

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If nominal GDP in some year is $280 and real GDP is $160, then the GDP price index for that year is


A) 175.
B) 57.
C) 160.
D) 280.

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Final goods and services refers to


A) goods and services that are unsold and therefore added to inventories.
B) goods and services whose value has been adjusted for changes in the price level.
C) goods and services purchased by ultimate users, rather than for resale or further processing.
D) the excess of U.S. exports over U.S. imports.

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Arthur sells $100 worth of cotton to Bob. Bob turns the cotton into cloth, which he sells to Camille for $300. Camille uses the cloth to make prom dresses that she sells to Donita for $700. Donita sells The dresses for $1,200 to kids attending the prom. The total contribution to GDP of this series of Transactions is


A) $1,200.
B) $500.
C) $2,300.
D) $1,100.

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 Year  Units of Output  Price Per Unit 13$3244365477588\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Units of Output } & \text { Price Per Unit } \\\hline 1 & 3 & \$ 3 \\\hline 2 & 4 & 4 \\\hline 3 & 6 & 5 \\\hline 4 & 7 & 7 \\\hline 5 & 8 & 8 \\\hline\end{array} Assume an economy that makes only one product and that year 3 is the base year. Output and price data for a ?ve-year period are shown in the table. In determining real GDP, the nominal GDP for


A) each year must be multiplied by the relevant price index.
B) years 1 and 2 must be in?ated.
C) years 4 and 5 must be in?ated.
D) years 1 and 2 must be de?ated.

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 Disposable Income $200 Net Private Domestic Investment 40 US Imports 15 National Income 300 Personal Taxes 31 Net Exports 9 Gross Private Domestic Investment 55 Net Foreign Factor Income 10 Statistical Discrepancy 0\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Disposable Income } & \$ 200 \\\hline \text { Net Private Domestic Investment } & 40 \\\hline \text { US Imports } & 15 \\\hline \text { National Income } & 300 \\\hline \text { Personal Taxes } & 31 \\\hline \text { Net Exports } & 9 \\\hline \text { Gross Private Domestic Investment } & 55 \\\hline \text { Net Foreign Factor Income } & 10 \\\hline \text { Statistical Discrepancy } & 0 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the accompanying national income data (in billions of dollars) . In these data, U.S. exports are


A) $9 billion.
B) $16 billion.
C) $24 billion.
D) $28 billion.

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In an economy that is experiencing a shrinking production capacity,


A) gross domestic investment is negative.
B) net private domestic investment is zero.
C) depreciation is negative.
D) depreciation exceeds gross investment.

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Adding the market value of all final and intermediate goods and services in an economy in a given year would result in


A) the calculation of GDP for that year.
B) the calculation of NDP for that year.
C) an amount less than GDP for that year.
D) an amount greater than GDP for that year.

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Computation of GDP by the expenditures method would include the purchase of


A) fertilizer by a farmer.
B) cement by a construction company.
C) land by the U.S. Department of Interior.
D) government bonds by a commercial bank.

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If nominal GDP rises,


A) real GDP may either rise or fall.
B) we can be certain that the price level has risen.
C) real GDP must fall.
D) real GDP must also rise.

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Consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) can be determined by


A) adding taxes on production and imports to NDP.
B) subtracting NDP from GDP.
C) subtracting net investment from GDP.
D) adding net investment to gross investment.

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If real GDP falls from one period to another, we can conclude that


A) deflation occurred.
B) inflation occurred.
C) nominal GDP fell.
D) none of these necessarily occurred.

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Real GDP refers to


A) the value of the domestic output after adjustments have been made for environmental pollution and changes in the distribution of income.
B) GDP data that embody changes in the price level but not changes in physical output.
C) GDP data that do not reflect changes in both physical output and the price level.
D) GDP data that have been adjusted for changes in the price level.

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GDP in an economy is $11,050 billion. Consumer expenditures are $7,735 billion, government purchases are $1,989 billion, and gross investment is $1,410 billion. Net exports must be


A) +$53 billion.
B) -$47 billion.
C) -$84 billion.
D) -$161 billion.

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The smallest component of aggregate spending in the United States is


A) net exports.
B) government purchases.
C) investment.
D) consumption.

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  Refer to the diagram. The base year used in determining the price indices for this economy A)  cannot be determined from the information given. B)  is some year before 2000. C)  is more recent than 2000. D)  is 2000. Refer to the diagram. The base year used in determining the price indices for this economy


A) cannot be determined from the information given.
B) is some year before 2000.
C) is more recent than 2000.
D) is 2000.

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Gross domestic product (GDP) measures and reports output


A) as an index number.
B) in percentage terms.
C) in dollar amounts.
D) in quantities of physical units (for example, pounds, gallons, and bushels) .

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The largest expenditure component of GDP is


A) government purchases.
B) personal consumption expenditures.
C) gross private domestic investment.
D) net exports.

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When an economy's production capacity is expanding,


A) nominal GDP, but not necessarily real GDP, is rising.
B) net exports is always a positive amount.
C) DI exceeds PI.
D) gross domestic investment exceeds depreciation.

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