Chapter 23 Measuring a Nation's IncomeMULTIPLE CHOICE1. Macroeconomists studya. the decisions of individual households and firms.b. the interaction between households and firms.c. economy-wide phenomena.d. regulations imposed on firms and unions.ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Definitional2. Which of the following newspaper headlines is more closely related to what microeconomists studythan to what macroeconomists study?a. Unemployment rate rises from 5 percent to 5.5 percent.b. Real GDP grows by 3.1 percent in the third quarter.c. Retail sales at stores show large gains.d. The price of oranges rises after an early frost.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Interpretive3. Which of the following questions is more likely to be studied by a microeconomist than a macroe-conomist?a. Why do prices in general rise by more in some countries than in others?b. Why do wages differ across industries?c. Why do national production and income increase in some periods and not in others?d. How rapidly is GDP currently increasing?ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Interpretive4. Which of the following topics are more likely to be studied by a macroeconomist than by a microe-conomist?a. the effect of taxes on the prices of airline tickets, and the profitability ofautomobile-manufacturing firmsb. the price of beef, and wage differences between gendersc. how consumers maximize utility, and how prices are established in markets for agriculturalproductsd. the percentage of the labor force that is out of work, and differences in average income fromcountry to countryANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Interpretive5. We would expect a macroeconomist, as opposed to a microeconomist, to be particularly interested ina. explaining how economic changes affect prices of particular goods.b. devising policies to deal with market failures such as externalities and market power.c. devising policies to promote low inflation.d. identifying those markets that are competitive and those that are not competitive.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Interpretive6. Which of the following is not a question that macroeconomists address?a. Why is average income high in some countries while it is low in others?b. Why does the price of oil rise when war erupts in the Middle East?c. Why do production and employment expand in some years and contract in others?d. Why do prices rise rapidly in some periods of time while they are more stable in other periods? ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: MacroeconomicsMSC: Interpretive7. The basic tools of supply and demand area. useful only in the analysis of economic behavior in individual markets.b. useful in analyzing the overall economy, but not in analyzing individual markets.c. central to microeconomic analysis, but seldom used in macroeconomic analysis.d. central to macroeconomic analysis as well as to microeconomic analysis.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Supply and demandMSC: Definitional8. Which of the following statistics is usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s eco-nomic well-being?a. the unemployment rateb. the inflation ratec. gross domestic productd. the trade deficitANS: C DIF: 1 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Definitional9. GDPa. is used to monitor the performance of the overall economy but is not the single best measure of asociety’s economic well-being.b. is used to monitor the performance of the overall economy and is the single best measure of asociety’s economic well-being.c. is not used to monitor the performance of the overall economy but is the single best measure of asociety’s economic well-being.d. is not used to monitor the performance of the overall economy and is not the single best measureof a society’s economic well-being.ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 10-0 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: DefinitionalTHE ECONOMY'S INCOME AND EXPENDITURE1. Gross domestic product measuresa. income and expenditures.b. income but not expenditures.c. expenditures but not income.d. neither income nor expenditures.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive2. Expenditures on a nation’s domestic productiona. are less than its domestic production.b. are equal to its domestic production.c. are greater than its domestic production.d. could be less than, equal to, or greater than its domestic production.ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Definitional3. Income generated by a nation’s domestic productiona. is less than its domestic production.b. is equal to its domestic production.c. is greater than its domestic production.d. could be less than, equal to, or greater than its domestic production.ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Definitional4. For an economy as a whole,a. wages must equal profit.b. consumption must equal saving.c. income must equal expenditure.d. the number of buyers must equal the number of sellers.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive5. Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?a. GDP measures two things at once: the total income of everyone in the economy and thetotal expenditure on the economy’s output of goods and services.b. Money continuously flows from households to firms and then back to households, andGDP measures this flow of money.c. GDP is generally regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economicwell-being.d. All of the above are correct.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive6. Because every transaction has a buyer and a seller,a. GDP is more closely associated with an economy’s income than it is with an economy’sexpenditure.b. every transaction contributes equally to an economy’s income and to its expenditure.c. the number of firms must be equal to the number of households in a simplecircular-flow diagram.d. firms’ profits are necessarily zero in a simple circular-flow diagram.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Circular flowMSC: Interpretive------------word文档可编辑-------------7. For an economy as a whole, income must equal expenditure becausea. the number of firms is equal to the number of households in an economy.b. individuals can only spend what they earn each period.c. every dollar of spending by some buyer is a dollar of income for some seller.d. every dollar of saving by some consumer is a dollar of spending by some otherconsumer.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Circular flowMSC: Interpretive8. If an economy’s GDP falls, then it must be the case that the economy’sa. income falls and saving rises.b. income and saving both fall.c. income falls and expenditure rises.d. income and expenditure both fall.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive9. If an economy’s GDP rises, then it must be the case that the economy’sa. income rises and saving falls.b. income and saving both rise.c. income rises and expenditure falls.d. income and expenditure both rise.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive10. Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?a. GDP measures two things at once: the total income of everyone in the economy and theunemployment rate of the economy’s labor force.b. Money continuously flows from households to government and then back tohouseholds, and GDP measures this flow of money.c. GDP is to a nation’s economy as household income is to a household.d. All of the above are correct.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive11. In a simple circular-flow diagram, total income and total expenditure area. never equal because total income always exceeds total expenditure.b. seldom equal because of the ongoing changes in an economy’s unemployment rate.c. equal only when the government purchases no goods or services.d. always equal because every transaction has a buyer and a seller.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flowMSC: Interpretive12. In a simple circular-flow diagram,a. households spend all of their income.b. all goods and services are bought by households.c. expenditures flow through the markets for goods and services, while income flowsthrough the markets for the factors of production.d. All of the above are correct.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flow MSC: Interpretive13. In a simple circular-flow diagram, firms use the money they get from a sale toa. pay wages to workers.b. pay rent to landlords.c. pay profit to the firms’ owners.d. All of the above are correct.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flow MSC: Definitional14. In a simple circular-flow diagram, households buy goods and services with the income theyget froma. wages.b. rents.c. profits.d. All of the above are correct.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flow MSC: Definitional15. In the actual economy, householdsa. spend all of their income.b. divide their income among spending, taxes, and saving.c. buy all goods and services produced in the economy.d. Both (a) and (c) are correct.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flow MSC: Interpretive16. Total income from the domestic production of final goods and services equalsa. only household expenditures for these goods.b. only household and business expenditures for these goods.c. only household and government expenditures for these goods.d. the expenditures for these goods whoever buys them.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Circular flowMSC: Definitional------------word文档可编辑-------------17. In the actual economy, goods and services are purchased bya. households, but not firms or the government.b. households and firms, but not the government.c. households and the government, but not firms.d. households, firms, and the government.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: Understanding and applying economic models TOP: Circular flowMSC: Interpretive18. According to the circular-flow diagram GDPa. can be computed as the total income paid by firms or as expenditures on final goods andservices.b. can be computed as the total income paid by firms, but not as expenditures on finalgoods and services.c. can be computed as expenditures on final goods and services, but not as the total incomepaid by firms.d. cannot be computed as either total income paid by firms or expenditures on final goodsand services.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Circular flowMSC: Definitional19. According to the circular-flow diagram GDPa. can be computed as either the revenue firms receive from the sales of goods andservices or the payments they make to factors of production.b. can be computed as the revenue firms receive from the sales of goods and services butnot as the payments they make to factors of production.c. can be computed as payments firms make to factors of production but not as revenuesthey receive from the sales of goods and services.d. cannot be computed as either the revenue firms receive or the payments they make tofactors of production.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-1 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Circular flowMSC: DefinitionalTHE MEASUREMENT OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT1. GDP is defined as thea. value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.b. value of all goods and services produced by the citizens of a country, regardless ofwhere they are living, in a given period of time.c. value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period oftime.d. value of all final goods and services produced by the citizens of a country, regardless ofwhere they are living, in a given period of time.ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Domestic production MSC: Definitional2. Which of the following is a way to compute GDP?a. add up the wages paid to all workersb. add up the quantities of all final goods and servicesc. add up the market values of all final goods and servicesd. add up the difference between the market values of all final goods and services and thensubtract the costs of producing those goods and servicesANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Interpretive3. In order to include many different goods and services in an aggregate measure, GDP iscomputed using, primarily,a. values of goods and services based on surveys of consumers.b. market prices.c. quantities purchased by a typical urban household.d. profits from producing goods and services.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Interpretive4. Gross domestic product adds together many different kinds of goods and services into a sin-gle measure of the value of economic activity. To do this, GDP makes use ofa. market prices.b. statistical estimates of the value of goods and services to consumers.c. prices based on the assumption that producers make no profits.d. the maximum amount consumers would be willing to pay.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Interpretive5. In computing GDP, market prices are used to value final goods and services becausea. market prices do not change much over time, so it is easy to make comparisons betweenyears.b. market prices reflect the values of goods and services.c. market prices reflect the quantity sold.d. None of the above is correct; market prices are not used in computing GDP.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Interpretive6. If the price of a Blu-Ray Disc player is three times the price of an MP3 player, then aBlue-Ray Disc player contributesa. more than three times as much to GDP as does a MP3 player.b. less than three times as much to GDP as does a MP3 player.c. exactly three times as much to GDP as does a MP3 player.d. None of the above is necessarily correct.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Applicative------------word文档可编辑-------------7. Suppose that an economy produces 40,000 units of good A which sells at $4 a unit and20,000 units of good B which sells at $5 per unit. Production of good A contributesa. 2 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.b. 8/5 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.c. 5/4 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.d. 4/5 times as much to GDP as production of good B.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market value MSC: Applicative8. Suppose that an economy produces 30,000 units of good A which sells at $3 a unit and60,000 units of good B which sells at $2 per unit. Production of good A contributesa. 1/2 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.b. 3/2 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.c. 3/4 times as much to GDP as the production of good B.d. 4/3 times as much to GDP as production of good B.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Market valueMSC: Applicative9. Which of the following is included in GDP?a. the market value of rental housing services, but not the market value of owner-occupiedhousing services.b. the market value of owner-occupied housing services, but not the market value of rentalhousing servicesc. both the market value of rental housing services and the market value ofowner-occupied housing servicesd. neither the market value of owner-occupied housing services nor the market value ofrental housing services.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Housing services MSC: Definitional10. The value of the housing services provided by the economy's owner-occupied houses isa. included in GDP, and the estimated rental values of the houses are used to place a valueon these housing services.b. included in GDP, and the actual mortgage payments made on the houses are used toestimate the value of these rental services.c. excluded from GDP since these services are not sold in any market.d. excluded from GDP since the value of these housing services cannot be estimated withany degree of precision.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Housing services MSC: Definitional11. Suppose an apartment complex converts to a condominium, so that the former renters arenow owners of their housing units. Suppose further that a current estimate of the value of the condominium owners' housing services is the same as the rent they previously paid.What happens to GDP as a result of this conversion?a. GDP necessarily increases.b. GDP necessarily decreases.c. GDP is unaffected because neither the rent nor the estimate of the value owner-occupiedhousing services is included in GDP.d. GDP is unaffected because previously the rent payments were included in GDP and nowthe rent payments are replaced in GDP by the estimate of the value of owner occupiedhousing services.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Housing services MSC: Applicative12. James owns two houses. He rents one house to the Johnson family for $10,000 per year.He lives in the other house. If he were to rent the house in which he lives, he could earn $12,000 per year in rent. How much do the housing services provided by the two houses contribute to GDP?a. $0b. $10,000c. $12,000d. $22,000ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Housing services MSC: Applicative13. Ryan lives in an apartment where he pays $7,000 a year in rent. Alexis lives in a housethat could be rented for $14,000 a year. How much do these housing services contribute to GDP?a. $21,000b. $14,000c. $7,000d. $0ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Housing services MSC: Applicative14. Most goods and services produced at homea. and most goods and services produced illegally are included in GDP.b. are included in GDP while most goods and services produced illegally are excludedfrom GDP.c. are excluded from GDP while most goods and services produced illegally are includedin GDPd. and most goods and services produced illegally are excluded from GDP.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP: Household chores | Illegal goodsMSC: Definitional------------word文档可编辑-------------15. GDP excludes most items that are produced and sold illegally and most items that are pro-duced and consumed at home becausea. the quality of these items is not high enough to contribute value to GDP.b. measuring them is so difficult.c. the government wants to discourage the production and consumption of these items.d. these items are not reported on income tax forms.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Illegal goodsMSC: Interpretive16. Estimates of the values of which of the following non-market goods or services are includedin GDP?a. the value of unpaid houseworkb. the value of services provided by major household appliances purchased in a previousperiodc. the estimated rental value of owner-occupied homesd. All of the above are included in GDP.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP: Housing services | Household chores MSC: Applicative17. Over the last few decades, Americans have chosen to cook less at home and eat more at res-taurants. This change in behavior, by itself, hasa. reduced measured GDP.b. not affected measured GDP.c. increased measured GDP by the value of the restaurant meals.d. increased measured GDP by the value added by the restaurant’s preparation and servingof the meals.ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Household chores MSC: Applicative18. Over time, people have come to rely more on market-produced goods and services and lesson goods and services they produce for themselves. For example, busy people with high incomes, rather than cleaning their own houses, hire people to clean their houses. By itself, this change hasa. caused measured GDP to fall.b. not caused any change in measured GDP.c. caused measured GDP to rise.d. probably changed measured GDP, but in an uncertain direction; the direction of thechange depends on the difference in the quality of the cleaning that has resulted. ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Household chores MSC: Applicative19. Ralph pays someone to mow his lawn, while Mike mows his own lawn. Regarding thesetwo practices, which of the following statements is correct?a. Only Ralph’s payments are included in GDP.b. Ralph’s payments as well as the estimated value of Mike’s mowing services areincluded in GDP.c. Neither Ralph’s payments nor the estimated value of Mike's mowing services isincluded in GDP.d. Ralph’s payments are included in GDP, while the estimated value of Mike’s mowingservices is included in GDP only if Mike voluntarily provides his estimate of that value to the government.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Household chores MSC: Interpretive20. Susan switches from going to Speedy Lube for an oil change to changing the oil in her carherself. Which of the following is correct? The value of changing the oil isa. included in GDP whether Susan pays Speedy Lube to change it or changes it herself.b. included in GDP if Susan pays Speedy Lube to change it but not if she changes itherself.c. included in GDP if Susan changes it herself, but not if she pays Speedy Lube to changeit.d. not included in GDP whether Susan pays Speedy lube to change it or she changes itherself.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Household chores MSC: Applicative21. Rachel babysits for her sister for no pay. When she babysits for someone else she charges$8 an hour. When is Rachel’s babysitting included in GDP?a. When she babysits for her sister and when she babysits for someone else.b. When she babysits for her sister, but not when she babysits for someone else.c. When she babysits for someone else, but not when she babysits for her sister.d. Neither when she babysits for her sister nor for someone else.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: GDPMSC: Interpretive22. Which of the following is not included in GDP?a. carrots grown in your garden and eaten by your familyb. carrots purchased at a farmer’s market and eaten by your familyc. carrots purchased at a grocery store and eaten by your familyd. None of the above are included in GDP.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Household chores MSC: Applicative------------word文档可编辑-------------23. A professional gambler moves from a state where gambling is illegal to a state where gam-bling is legal. Most of his income was, and continues to be, from gambling. His movea. raises GDP.b. decreases GDP.c. doesn't change GDP because gambling is never included in GDP.d. doesn't change GDP because in either case his income is included.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Illegal goodsMSC: Applicative24. If a state made a previously-illegal activity, such as gambling or prostitution, legal, then,other things equal, GDPa. decreases.b. increases.c. doesn't change because both legal and illegal production are included in GDP.d. doesn't change because these activities are never included in GDP.ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Illegal goodsMSC: Applicative25. Which of the following is included in GDP?a. medical marijuana purchased from a government-run pharmacy by a glaucoma patientb. recreational marijuana purchased from a drug dealer by a college studentc. recreational marijuana produced and consumed by a man in his atticd. All of the above are included in GDP.ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Illegal goodsMSC: Applicative26. Darin grows and sells marijuana to Jennifer. Thomas is an organic farmer who sells broc-coli to Jennifer. Marijuana is an illegal good and broccoli is a legal good. Assume that if Jennifer marries either, they give her what they use to sell her. Which of the following statements is consistent with the way GDP is computed?a. GDP will fall if Jennifer marries either Darin or Thomas..b. GDP will fall if Jennifer marries Darin but not if she marries Thomas.c. GDP will fall if Jennifer marries Thomas but not if she marries Darin.d. GDP remains the same whether Jennifer marries Darin or Thomas.ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Illegal goodsMSC: Applicative27. Spots, Inc. produces ink and sells it to Write on Target, which makes pens. The ink pro-duced by Spots, Inc. is calleda. an inventory good.b. a transitory good.c. a final good.d. an intermediate good.ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 10-2 NAT: AnalyticLOC: The study of economics and definitions in economics TOP: Intermediate goods MSC: Definitional。