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In 2015, government purchases were the largest component of U.S. GDP.
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false
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International data on GDP and socioeconomic variables
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leave no doubt that a nation's GDP is closely associated with its citizens' standard of living.
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For the purpose of calculating GDP, investment is spending on
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capital equipment, inventories, and structures, including household purchases of new housing.
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Changes in real GDP reflect
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only changes in the amounts being produced.
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Changes in the GDP deflator reflect only changes in the prices of goods and services
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true
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Real GDP per person tells us the income and expenditure of the average person in the economy.
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true
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Most goods and services produced at home
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and most goods and services produced illegally are excluded from GDP
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A steel company sells some steel to a bicycle company for $150. The bicycle company uses the steel to produce a bicycle, which it sells for $250. Taken together, these two transactions contribute
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250 to GDP
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Social Security payments are
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excluded from GDP because they do not reflect the economy's production.
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If the U.S. government reports that GDP in the third quarter was $16 trillion at an annual rate, then the amount of income and expenditure during quarter three was $4 trillion.
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true
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Which of the following statistics is usually regarded as the best single measure of a society's economic well-being?
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gross domestic product
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In 2015, the level of U.S. real GDP was more than four times its 1965 level.
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true
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Over the last few decades, Americans have chosen to cook less at home and eat more at restaurants. This change in behavior, by itself, has
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increased measured GDP by the value added by the restaurant's preparation and serving of the meals.
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Macroeconomic statistics include GDP, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, retail sales, and the trade deficit.
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true
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Recessions are associated with lower incomes, rising unemployment, and falling profits.
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true
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Other things equal, in countries with higher levels of real GDP per person, life expectancy and literacy rates are higher than in countries with lower levels of real GDP per person.
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True
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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.
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true
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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.
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true
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Most goods whose purchases are included in the investment component of GDP are used to produce other goods in future periods.
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true
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GDP can measure either the total income of everyone in the economy or the total expenditure on the economy's output of goods and services, but GDP cannot measure both at the same time.
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false
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If a good produced this quarter goes into inventory, then it is included in this period's GDP. If it is sold in the next quarter, it will have no effect on GDP.
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true
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U.S. GDP was almost $12 trillion in 2015.
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false
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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.
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true
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Which of the following is included in the calculation of GDP?
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The purchase of tutoring services from a tutor who holds citizenship outside the country but resides within the country.
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GDP includes the value of paper clips but does not also count the value of the metal used to make them.
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true
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Changes in inventory are included in the investment component of GDP.
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true
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If net exports is a negative number for a particular year, then
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the value of foreign goods purchased exceeded the value of goods sold to foreigners during the year.
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Refer to Table 23-1. Net national product for Chereaux in 2019 is
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198
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Human capital is the term economists use to refer to the knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and experience.
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true
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If a country has a higher level of productivity than another, then it also has a higher level of real GDP.
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false
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Other things the same, an economy's factors of production are likely to be used more effectively if there is an economywide respect for property rights.
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true
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Increases in both human capital per worker and physical capital per worker increase productivity.
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true
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In order to promote growth in living standards, policymakers must
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protect property rights and maintain political stability.
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Which of the following countries has had the greatest growth rate of real GDP per person within the last 10 years?
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india Wrong.... Germany?
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Refer to Table 24-1. If Year 1 is the base year, then the inflation rate in Year 2 was
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4.4 percent
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Persistent increases in the overall level of prices have been the norm.
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true
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If you currently make $25,000 a year and the CPI rises from 110 today to 150 in five years, then you need to be making $43,333.33 in five years to have kept pace with consumer price inflation.
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false
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A dollar figure from 1908 is converted into 2008 dollars by dividing the 2008 price level by the 1908 price level, then multiplying by the 1908 dollar figure.
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False
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true
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If the value of the consumer price index is 110 in 2005 and 121 in 2006, then the inflation rate is 11 percent for 2006.
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false
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The U.S. income tax system is completely indexed for inflation.
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false
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When the consumer price index rises, the typical family
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has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living.
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The PPI is a price index that measures the cost to consumers of a typical basket of goods sold by firms.
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false
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The U.S. economy has never experienced deflation.
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false