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D)profits.
E)capitalincome.
3)Forthisquestion,assumethat1980isthebaseyear.GivenmacroeconomicconditionsintheUnitedStatesoverthepastthreedecades,weknowthat
A)nominalGDPisalwayssmallerthanrealGDPsince1980.
B)realGDPandnominalGDPwouldbeequalfortheentireperiod.
C)realGDPislargerthannominalGDPfrom2002to2008.
D)realGDPandnominalGDPwereequalin1980.
D
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4)SupposenominalGDPincreasedinagivenyear.Basedonthisinformation,weknowwithcertaintythat
A)realoutputhasincreased.
B)thepricelevel(GDPdeflator)hasincreased.
C)realoutputandthepricelevel(GDPdeflator)havebothincreased.
D)eitherrealoutputorthepricelevel(GDPdeflator)haveincreased.
E)realoutputhasincreasedandthepricelevelhasdecreased.
5)Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerthisquestion.IfnominalGDPrisesfrom$100trillionto$120trillion,whiletheGDPdeflatorrisesfrom2.0to2.2,thepercentagechangeinrealGDPisapproximatelyequalto
A)-10%.
B)10%.
C)20%.
D)9.1%.
E)0%.
6)Hedonicpricingis
A)thewaythatluxurygoodsarepricedinamarketeconomy.
B)thetendencyfortheinflationratetorisebygreaterandgreateramounts.
C)thetendencyfornominalGDPtorisewhenthepricelevelrises.
D)theprocessoftranslatingnominalGDPintorealGDP.
E)theprocessofpricingindividualcharacteristicsofagoodorservice.
E
7)Inagivenyear,supposeacompanyspends$100milliononintermediategoodsand$200milliononwages,withnootherexpenses.Alsoassumethatitstotalsalesare$800million.Thevalueaddedbythiscompanyequals
A)$200million.
B)$300million.
C)$500million.
D)$700million.
E)$800million.
8)Afirm'
svalueaddedequals
A)itsrevenueminusallofitscosts.
B)itsrevenueminusitswages.
C)itsrevenueminusitswagesandprofit.
D)itsrevenueminusitscostofintermediategoods.
9)Supposeyouareprovidedwiththefollowingdataforyourcountryforaparticularmonth:
200millionpeopleareworking,20millionarenotworkingbutarelookingforwork,and40millionarenotworkingandhavegivenuplookingforwork.Theofficialunemploymentrateforthatmonthis
A)7.7%.
B)9.1%.
C)10%.
D)23%.
E)30%.
10)IntheUnitedStates,someoneisclassifiedasunemployedifheorshe
A)doesnothaveajob.
B)doesnothaveajob,orelsehasajobbutislookingforadifferentonewhilecontinuingtowork.
C)doesnothaveajob,hasrecentlylookedforwork,andiscollectingunemploymentinsurance.
D)doesnothaveajob,andiscollectingunemploymentinsurance.
11)Anindividualissaidtobeadiscouragedworkerifheorshe
A)isworking,butprefersnottowork.
B)isworkingparttime,butwouldpreferafulltimejob.
C)isworkinginjobsshe/heisnotsuitedfor.
D)wantstowork,andisactivelysearchingforajob.
E)wantstowork,buthasgivenupsearchingforajob.
12)Whichofthefollowingtendstooccurwhentheunemploymentrateincreases?
A)areductioninthelaborforceparticipationrate
B)areductioninthenumberofdiscouragedworkers
C)anincreaseinthenumberofemployedworkers
A
13)Laborincome'
sshareinanadvancedcountryislikelytobe
A)70%.
B)45%.
C)29%.
D)10%.
14)ThelaborforceintheUnitedStatesisdefinedas
A)thetotalnumberofindividualswhoareemployed.
B)thesumofthetotalnumberofindividualswhoareemployedandtheofficiallyunemployed.
C)thesumofthetotalnumberofindividualswhoareemployed,theofficiallyunemployed,anddiscouragedworkers.
D)thetotalnumberofindividualswhoare16yearsoldandolder,butnotretired.
Usetheinformationprovidedbelowtoanswerthefollowingquestions.
SupposeacountryusingtheUnitedStates'
systemofcalculatingofficialunemploymentstatisticshas100millionpeople,ofwhom50millionareworkingage.Ofthese50million,20millionhavejobs.Oftheremainder:
10millionareactivelysearchingforjobs;
10millionwouldlikejobsbutarenotsearching;
and10milliondonotwantjobsatall.
15)Refertotheinformationabove.Thelaborforceis
A)20million.
B)40million.
C)60million.
D)80million.
E)100million.
C
16)Refertotheinformationabove.Thelaborforceparticipationrateis
A).2.
B).3.
C).4.
D).6.
E).8.
17)Refertotheinformationabove.Theofficialunemploymentrateis
A).1.
B).2.
C).33.
D).4.
E).66.
18)TheGDPdeflatorprovidesameasureofwhichofthefollowing?
A)theratioofGDPtothesizeofthepopulation
B)theratioofGDPtothenumberofworkersemployed
C)theratioofnominalGDPtorealGDP
D)thepriceofatypicalconsumer'
sbasketofgoods
E)realGDPdividedbytheaggregatepricelevel
19)WhichofthefollowingcalculationswillyieldthecorrectmeasureofrealGDP?
A)dividenominalGDPbytheconsumerpriceindex
B)dividetheGDPdeflatorbytheconsumerpriceindex
C)multiplynominalGDPbytheconsumerpriceindex
D)multiplynominalGDPbytheGDPdeflator
20)ThepricesforwhichofthefollowinggoodsareincludedinboththeGDPdeflatorandtheconsumerpriceindex?
A)goodsboughtbyhouseholds
B)goodsboughtbyfirms
C)goodboughtbygovernments
D)goodsboughtbyforeignhouseholds(i.e.,exports)
E)alloftheabove
21)Supposeweswitchthebaseyearfrom2000to2008.Thischangeinthebaseyearwillcause
A)nominalGDPineveryyeartoincrease.
B)nominalGDPineveryyeartodecrease.
C)bothnominalandrealGDPineveryyeartodecrease.
D)realGDPineveryyeartodecrease.
22)Pureinflationoccurswhen
A)nominalwagesrisefasterthanallprices.
B)allpricesrisefasterthannominalwages.
C)allpricesandnominalwagesrisebythesamepercentage.
D)theGDPdeflatorandConsumerPriceIndexrisebythesamepercentage.
23)Oneofthereasonsmacroeconomistshaveconcernsaboutinflationisthatinflationcauses
A)realGDPtorise.
B)nominalGDPtofall.
C)wagestoriseasfastasprices.
D)realGDPtoexceednominalGDP.
24)ChangesinGDPintheshortrunarecausedprimarilyby
A)demandfactors.
B)supplyfactors.
C)technology.
D)capitalaccumulation.
25)ChangesinGDPinthemediumrunaredeterminedprimarilyby
C)monetarypolicy.
26)ChangesinGDPinthelongrunaredeterminedprimarilyby
A)monetarypolicy.
B)fiscalpolicy.
C)demand.
27)WhichofthefollowingpriceswillbeusedwhencalculatingtherateofgrowthofrealGDPbetweentheyear'
s2005and2006usingthechainmethod?
A)pricesinthebaseyear(2002)
B)pricesin2005
C)pricesin2006
D)theaverageofpricesin2005and2006
E)pricesin2005,2006,andin2002(thebaseyear)
28)WhichofthefollowingfactorsisNOTbelievedtoaffectoutputinthelongrun?
A)technology
B)monetarypolicy
C)thesizeofthelaborforce
D)thecapitalstock
29)TheOkun'
slawshowstherelationshipbetween
A)inflationandunemploymentrate.
B)outputgrowthandunemployment.
C)inflationandoutputgrowth.
D)outputgrowthandmoneysupply.
30)ThePhillipscurvedescribestherelationshipbetween
A)outputgrowthandunemployment.
B)inflationandoutputgrowth.
C)outputgrowthandmoneysupply.
D)inflationandunemployment.
31)PricesforwhichofthefollowingareincludedintheGDPdeflator,butnotincludedintheConsumerPriceIndex?
A)firms'
purchasesofnewequipment
B)intermediategoodsandservices
C)consumptionofgoods
D)consumptionofservices
32)Macroeconomistsareconcernedaboutchangesintheunemploymentratebecausechangesintheunemploymentrateprovideinformationabout
A)thestateoftheeconomy.
B)thewelfareofthosewhoareunemployed.
C)noneoftheabove
D)bothAandB
33)BasedonthenotationpresentedinChapter2,whichofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentsnominalGDP?
A)Yt
B)PtYt
C)Yt/Pt
D)$Yt/Pt
34)Deflationgenerallyoccurswhenwhichofthefollowingoccurs?
A)theconsumerpriceindexisgreaterthantheGDPdeflator
B)theconsumerpriceindexdecreases
C)therateofinflationfalls,forexample,from4%to2%
D)nominalGDPdoesnotchange