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曼昆宏观经济学英语课后题答案
CHAPTER23:
MEASURINGANATION’SINCOME
True/False
Indicatewhetherthestatementistrueorfalse.
1.
Thecircularflowdiagramdescribesalltransactionsbetweenhouseholdsandfirmsinasimpleeconomyandshowstheequalityofexpendituresandincome.
ANSWER:
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T
POINTS:
0/1
2.
Grossdomesticproductincludesmostitemsproducedandsoldillicitly.
ANSWER:
F
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POINTS:
0/1
3.
Netnationalproductisthetotalincomeofanation’sresidentsminuslossesfromdepreciation.
ANSWER:
T
POINTS:
$
0/1
4.
Disposablepersonalincomeistheincomethathouseholdsandunincorporatedbusinesshaveleftaftersatisfyingalltheirobligationstothegovernment.Itequalspersonalincomeminuspersonaltaxesandcertainnon-taxpaymentstogovernment.
ANSWER:
T
POINTS:
0/1
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5.
ThepurchaseofnewhousesbyhouseholdsisincludedinthecalculationofpersonalconsumptionexpendituresofGDP.
ANSWER:
F
POINTS:
0/1
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MultipleChoice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1.
WhenGDPfalls,
a.
incomeandexpendituremustbothfall.
b.
incomeandexpenditurecanbothrise.
,
c.
incomemustfall,butexpendituremayriseorfall.
d.
expendituremustfall,butincomemayriseorfall.
ANSWER:
A
POINTS:
0/1
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2.
Incomeequalsexpenditurebecause
a.
firmsalwayspayoutalltheirrevenueasincometosomeone.
b.
eachtimeasaleismade,thereisabuyerandaseller.
c.
householdsownthefactorsofproductionusedtogenerateincomes.
d.
…
Alloftheabovearecorrect.
ANSWER:
B
POINTS:
0/1
3.
Ifaprovincemakestheproductionandsaleofillicitdrugslegal,thenGDP
@
a.
mustincrease.
b.
mustdecrease.
c.
wouldn'tchange.
d.
mayincreaseordecrease.
ANSWER:
:
A
POINTS:
0/1
4.
Whenagovernmentprovidessubsidiestoencouragegrowthofsmallbusinesses,thesubsidieswould
a.
beincludedinGDPbecausetheyareinvestedbybusinesses.
b.
$
beincludedinGDPbecausetheyareaformofgovernmentspending.
c.
notbeincludedinGDPbecausetheyaretransferpayments.
d.
mayormaynotbeincludedinGDP,dependingonhowthefundsareused.
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
0/1
(
5.
Dieselfuelis
a.
alwaysconsideredafinalgood.
b.
countedasanintermediategoodifacompanyusesittoprovidetransportationservices.
c.
countedasafinalgoodifafarmerusesittorunatractortogrowcrops.
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d.
Bothbandcarecorrect.
ANSWER:
B
POINTS:
0/1
6.
·
Grossdomesticproduct
a.
isthemarketvalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesproducedwithinacountryinagivenperiod(usuallyayear)
b.
istheincomeinthehandsofindividualsafterdeductingincometaxes;incomeavailabletohouseholdstospendandsave
c.
isthevalueofgoodsandservicespurchasedbyalllevelsofgovernment—federal,provincial,andlocal—inagivenperiod
d.
isthemarketvalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesproducedbypermanentresidentsofanationinagiventimeperiod
)
ANSWER:
A
POINTS:
0/1
7.
Macroeconomicsisthatbranchofeconomicsthatstudies
a.
theconditionsofindividualmarkets
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b.
theinfluenceofgovernmentsonindividualmarkets
c.
economy-widephenomena
d.
onlytheprivatesectoroftheeconomy
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
~
0/1
8.
SupposethatnominalGDPis$6,000billionandrealGDPis$3,000.WhatistheGDPpricedeflator
a.
125
b.
150
c.
·
200
d.
250
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
0/1
。
9.
Thepurchaseoffinalgoodsandservicesbyhouseholdsiscalled
a.
investment
b.
publicsectorexpenditure
c.
consumption
d.
netexports
?
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
0/1
10.
Investmentisthepurchaseofcapitalequipment,inventories,and
a.
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structures
b.
non-durablegoods
c.
depreciation
d.
importinvestment
ANSWER:
A
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0/1
11.
Transferpayments
a.
areincludedinGDPbecausetheyareformsofincome
b.
areincludedinGDPbecausegoodsandserviceshavebeenproducedinthetransfer
、
c.
areNOTincludedintheGDPbecausegoodsandserviceshavenotbeenproducedinthetransfer
d.
areincludedinGDPbecausetheyrepresenttheproductionoftransfersofgoodsandservicestoforeigncountries
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
0/1
?
12.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbeconsideredconsumptionexpenditure
a.
TheSmithsbuyahomebuiltin1990.
b.
ThefederalgovernmentpaysthesalaryofacaptainintheArmedForces.
c.
TheHostlersbuyanewcarthatwasmanufacturedinGermany.
d.
&
Thegovernmentbuysfoodforitsarmedforces.
ANSWER:
C
POINTS:
0/1
13.
ThemethodthatmeasuresGDPinrelationshiptothesizeofthepopulationiscalled
)
a.
GNP
b.
workerGDP
c.
GDPperperson
d.
capitalGDP
ANSWER:
%
C
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0/1
14.
ThecomponentsofGDPare
a.
C+I+G
b.
]
NX+G+C
c.
C+G+NX
d.
C+I+G+NX
ANSWER:
D
POINTS:
0/1
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15.
SupposenominalGDPis$7700andtheGDPdeflatoris110.RealGDPis
a.
$7700
b.
$7000
c.
$847,000
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d.
$8470
ANSWER:
B
POINTS:
0/1
ShortAnswer
…
1.
Whatarethecomponentsofgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)
RESPONSE:
ANSWER:
ThecomponentsofGDPare:
(1)consumptionspendingbyhouseholdsongoodsandservices,withtheexceptionofpurchasesofnewhousing;
(2)Investmentspendingoncapitalequipment,inventories,andstructures,includinghouseholdpurchasesofnewhousing;(3)governmentpurchasesorspendingongoodsandservicesbythelocal,provincial,andfederallevelsgovernments;and(4)netexportswhichisspendingondomesticallyproducedgoodsandservicesbyforeigners(exports)minusspendingonforeigngoodsandservicesbydomesticresident(imports).
POINTS:
(
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2.
Differentiatebetweengrossdomesticproduct(GDP)andgrossnationalproduct(GNP).
RESPONSE:
ANSWER:
GDPisthevalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesproducedwithinacountryinagivenyear;whileGNPisthetotalincomeearnedbyanation’spermanentresidentsornationals(thatis,Canadians).GNPdiffersfromGDPbyincludingincomethatcitizensofthenation(Canada)earnedaboard,andexcludingincomethatforeignersearnintheparticularcountry.inCanada).
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POINTS:
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3.
DifferentiatebetweenrealGDPandnominalGDP.
RESPONSE:
ANSWER:
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NominalGDPisthevalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesproducedwithinacountryinayearandvaluedatcurrentprices;andrealGDPistheGDPvaluedatconstantbaseyearprices. RealGDPisnotaffectedbychangesinthelevelofprices,soitreflectsonlychangesintheamountsbeingproduced.
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4.
ExplainwhyGDPisnotconsideredaperfectmeasureofwell-being
RESPONSE:
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ANSWER:
GDPisnotconsideredaperfectmeasureofwell-beingbecausesomeofthefactorsthatcontributetoagoodlifeareomitted. Thesewouldinclude:
leisuretime,thequalityoftheenvironment,thedistributionofincome,andtheproductionofgoodsandservicesthatdidnotpasthroughthemarket(forexample,houseworkdonebythehomemaker,andvolunteerwork)
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--/1
5.
Howdoeconomistsmeasureeconomicgrowth
RESPONSE:
…
ANSWER:
EconomistsmeasureeconomicgrowthasthepercentagechangeinrealGDPfromoneperiodtoanother.ThisisbecausechangesinrealGDPreflectonlychangesintheamountsbeingproduced.
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CHAPTER24:
MEASURINGTHECOSTOFLIVING
True/False
Indicatewhetherthestatementistrueorfalse.
#
1.
TheGDPdeflatorreflectsthepricesofgoodsandservicesboughtbyconsumers, andtheconsumerpriceindexreflectsthepriceofallfinalgoodsandservicesproduceddomestically.
ANSWER:
F
POINTS:
0/1
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2.
Theconsumerpriceindexcomparesthepriceofafixedbasketofgoodsandservicestothepriceofthebasketinthebaseyear.Ontheotherhand,theGDPdeflatorcomparesthepriceofcurrentlyproducedgoodsandservicestothepriceofthesamegoodsandservicesinthebaseyears.
ANSWER:
T
POINTS:
0/1
"
3.
Indexationreferstotheautomaticcorrectionofadollaramountfortheeffectsofinflationbylaworcontract.
ANSWER:
T
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0/1
4.
¥
Longtermcontractsbetweenfirmsandunionswillsometimesincludepartialorcompleteindexationofthewagetotheconsumerpriceindex.Thisiscalledacost-of-livingallowanceclause.
ANSWER:
T
POINTS:
0/1
5.
Thecoreinflationrateistheconsumerpriceindexwiththeexclusionofthemostvolatilecomponentssuchasenergyandfood.
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ANSWER:
T
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0/1
MultipleChoice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
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1.
IntheCPI,goodsandservicesareweightedaccordingto
a.
howmuchatypicalconsumerbuysofeachitem.
b.
whethertheitemsarenecessitiesorluxuries.
c.
howmuchofeachitemisproducedinthedomesticeconomy.
d.
howmuchisspentontheminthenationalincomeaccounts.
.
ANSWER:
A
POINTS:
0/1
2.
Bynottakingintoaccountthepossibilityofconsumersubstitution,theCPI
a.
—
understatesthestandardofliving.
b.
overstatesthecostofliving.
c.
neitheroverstatesnorunderstatesthecostofliving.
d.
doesn'taccuratelyreflectthecostofliving,butitisunclearifitoverstatesorunderstatesthecostofliving.
ANSWER: