Introduction to Macroeconomics Quiz
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What do macroeconomists primarily study?

  • Market structures and consumer behavior
  • The impact of government regulations
  • Economy-wide phenomena (correct)
  • Decisions made by individual households

    • Which topic is likely studied by a microeconomist?

  • National unemployment rates
  • Real GDP growth
  • Inflation trends across the economy
  • Price changes due to weather impact (correct)

    • Which question would a microeconomist most likely explore?

  • Why do wages vary between different industries? (correct)
  • How does government policy influence growth rate?
  • What causes inflation on a national scale?
  • What are the effects of taxation on national income?

    • What essential topics are covered in macroeconomics?

    <p>National output and inflation rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the overarching goals of macroeconomics?

    <p>To explain changes affecting households and firms overall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about the tools of supply and demand is correct?

    <p>Central to both macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major focus of macroeconomic study?

    <p>Effect of government policies on overall economic trends</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes a typical macroeconomic topic?

    <p>Inflation rates and national output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about gasoline is correct?

    <p>Gasoline is counted as a final good if a consumer uses it to run a lawnmower.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are goods that go into inventory and are not sold during the current period treated in GDP calculations?

    <p>They are included as inventory investment in the current period GDP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What GDP effect occurs when a local dealership has increased inventory?

    <p>Increased inventory counts towards GDP the year it is counted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the DVDs that a company holds in inventory if not sold in the current quarter?

    <p>They are counted as a change in inventory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not included in GDP?

    <p>The sale of stocks and bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the inclusion criterion for the estimated rental value of owner-occupied housing in GDP?

    <p>It is included as part of national income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following contributes to U.S. GDP?

    <p>Goods produced by foreign citizens working in the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are final goods and services purchased by the government classified in GDP?

    <p>They are counted in GDP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is not counted in U.S. GDP?

    <p>None of the above are counted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is U.S. GNP calculated from U.S. GDP?

    <p>By including income earned by citizens abroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is Net National Product (NNP) determined?

    <p>By subtracting depreciation from total income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does retained earnings represent?

    <p>Profits not distributed to owners as dividends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between production and income?

    <p>Income and production are always equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way GDP can be computed in a simplified economy consisting of only households and firms?

    <p>By adding up both the total expenditures of households and total income paid by firms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does production equal income in an economy?

    <p>Every transaction involves both a buyer and a seller.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the correct definition of GDP?

    <p>The market value of all final goods and services produced within a country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following represents a transfer payment?

    <p>The government sends your grandfather his Social Security check.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In calculating GDP, what method is used to aggregate various products?

    <p>Primarily market prices are used to determine overall value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does GDP use market prices as a measure?

    <p>Market prices provide a reflection of goods and services' actual value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is included in the Consumption component of GDP?

    <p>Purchases of foreign goods and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is included in the investment component of GDP?

    <p>None of the above are correct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If consumers increasingly rely on market-produced goods rather than self-produced goods, what is the likely impact on GDP?

    <p>GDP will rise as spending on market goods increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following would NOT be included in government expenditures?

    <p>Emily receives her Social Security check.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the GNP for this economy?

    <p>$100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What GDP contribution is made by lawn care activities?

    <p>Only the value of professional lawn care services is counted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 2001, what was the approximate GDP of the U.S.?

    <p>$10.1 trillion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does NNP represent for this economy?

    <p>$96</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Sally's shift from home-cooked to restaurant meals generally affect GDP?

    <p>It raises GDP as it implies increased spending on services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If total spending increases from one year to the next, what can be concluded?

    <p>Either output is larger, prices are higher, or both.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the GDP impact if Susan chooses to change her car’s oil herself instead of hiring a service?

    <p>GDP necessarily falls with a decrease in formal service utilization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much is the national income for this economy?

    <p>$92</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of personal income for this economy?

    <p>$91</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does real GDP evaluate current production?

    <p>At the prices that prevailed in a specific year in the past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect on GDP when a professional gambler relocates to a state where gambling is legalized?

    <p>GDP necessarily rises with the legality of gambling activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about GDP is most accurate?

    <p>Nominal GDP values production at current prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does a professional gambler moving from a legal to an illegal gambling state have on GDP?

    <p>GDP necessarily decreases as gambling income is not counted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In computing GDP, investment spending includes which of the following?

    <p>New capital equipment and inventories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If real GDP doubles and the GDP deflator also doubles, what will happen to nominal GDP?

    <p>Quadruple.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do government purchases comprise in GDP calculations?

    <p>Local, state, and federal governments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are grapes classified in terms of GDP calculations?

    <p>Counted as an intermediate good if they are for wine production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Comparing real GDP values over years, which statement is correct?

    <p>Real GDP in 2001 was higher than in 2002.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what scenario is flour counted as an intermediate good?

    <p>Only if it is utilized by a bakery for making bread.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When someone eats at a restaurant instead of home, what happens to GDP?

    <p>Both GDP and consumption spending increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does nominal GDP measure when comparing it to real GDP?

    <p>Current production using current prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which option correctly categorizes the estimated rental value of owner-occupied housing and new home purchases in GDP?

    <p>Rental value as consumption and new purchases as investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a firm adds goods to inventory instead of selling them, how is this recorded in GDP?

    <p>Counted as investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of goods and services does the GDP deflator account for?

    <p>All goods and services, including imports.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component accounts for changes in inventory in the GDP calculation?

    <p>Investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    After selling inventory from last quarter, which components of GDP are affected?

    <p>Both investment decreases and consumption increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are government expenditures for airport security classified in GDP?

    <p>Included in GDP since they are government expenditures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Regarding capital goods, which statement is correct?

    <p>Only new capital goods contribute to GDP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to GDP and GNP when the U.S. Air Force pays a foreign citizen for work?

    <p>Both GDP and GNP increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When a U.S. wind farm purchases a turbine from a factory using local workers, how are GDP and GNP affected?

    <p>GDP increases but GNP increases by a smaller amount</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best defines a transfer payment?

    <p>Government spending not exchanged for goods or services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to real GDP per person in the country after twenty-five years?

    <p>It was unchanged.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred if a country's nominal GDP has tripled while population increased by 50% and prices rose by 100%?

    <p>Real GDP per person was unchanged.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the real GDP in the U.S. is five times greater than it was 50 years ago while the population hasn't doubled, what implication does this have?

    <p>Each U.S. worker is more productive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What relationship did studies find between GDP per person and quality of life measures?

    <p>Larger GDP per person correlates with higher literacy rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding the criteria for calculating GDP?

    <p>Changes in inventory affect the investment component of GDP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an increase in nominal GDP not necessarily imply?

    <p>A larger output of goods and services is being produced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If nominal GDP is $10,000 and real GDP is $8,000, what is the GDP deflator?

    <p>125</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does having a definition of GDP that does not adjust for leisure time and environmental quality imply?

    <p>GDP may misrepresent the quality of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about how GDP is measured?

    <p>Household education expenditures count towards consumption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be concluded if GDP is higher in one country compared to another?

    <p>Higher GDP does not guarantee higher living standards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can an increase in real GDP per person affect citizens' well-being?

    <p>It suggests improved living conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of GDP as a measure of economic health?

    <p>It does not account for income distribution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the population increases but real GDP remains the same, what does this imply about GDP per person?

    <p>GDP per person will decrease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does nominal GDP measure?

    <p>Current production using current prices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement correctly describes real GDP?

    <p>Real GDP adjusts for inflation using base-year prices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do economists measure growth in the economy?

    <p>Percentage change in real GDP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the GDP deflator?

    <p>Nominal GDP divided by real GDP, multiplied by 100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If nominal GDP is $10 trillion and real GDP is $8 trillion, what is the GDP deflator?

    <p>125</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a GDP deflator of 200 imply if nominal GDP is $10,000 billion?

    <p>Real GDP is $5,000 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The GDP deflator can identify what aspect of nominal GDP?

    <p>Increases due to price change rather than production change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If Dave sells the same number of ski caps at 20% higher prices than last year, what can we conclude?

    <p>He cannot be better off without additional information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a farmer's input prices and product prices both increase but output remains the same, what can be concluded?

    <p>We need more information to determine the impact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about real GDP growth in the U.S. economy is correct?

    <p>The output of goods and services grew about 3% per year on average from 1970 to 2001.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is an incorrect statement about the growth of real GDP in the U.S. economy?

    <p>Real GDP has shown steady growth over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is associated with recessions?

    <p>Decreased output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can GDP be perceived in relation to societal welfare?

    <p>It reflects a nation's capacity to produce items contributing to welfare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Macroeconomics vs. Microeconomics

    • Macroeconomists study economy-wide phenomena, like national output, inflation rates, and trade deficits.
    • Microeconomists study individual markets, such as the price of oranges, wage differences, and market structures.

    Circular Flow Diagram

    • In a simple economy with households and firms, production equals income.
    • For every sale, there's a corresponding buyer and seller.

    Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    • GDP is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a specific time period.
    • It uses market prices to represent the value of goods and services.
    • Intermediate goods (used to make other goods) aren't counted in GDP, only final goods.
    • GDP includes newly produced goods, not used goods.
    • It includes services (doctor visits, haircuts).
    • The value of owner-occupied housing is estimated as rental value.
    • Unpaid work (household chores, volunteer work) isn't included.
    • Illegal activities aren't included in GDP calculations.
    • Goods produced by foreign citizens working in a country are included in that country's GDP.
    • Changes in inventory are counted as investment in the current period.

    Components of GDP

    • Consumption: Spending by households on goods and services (excluding new homes)
    • Investment: Spending by firms on capital equipment, inventory, and structures (including new homes)
    • Government Purchases: Spending by all levels of government on goods and services.
    • Net Exports: Exports minus imports.

    Real vs. Nominal GDP

    • Nominal GDP uses current prices.
    • Real GDP uses constant (base year) prices to account for inflation.
    • The GDP deflator is the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP, multiplied by 100. It measures the change in prices over time.

    GDP and Economic Well-being

    • GDP is a measure of a country's ability to produce goods and services.
    • It doesn't capture all aspects of well-being (e.g., leisure time, environmental quality, happiness).
    • A higher real GDP per person generally correlates with a higher standard of living.

    Other Key Concepts

    • GNP (Gross National Product) includes income earned by citizens abroad but excludes income earned by foreigners in the country.
    • NNP (Net National Product) = GNP – depreciation.
    • National Income = NNP - indirect business taxes + business subsidies
    • Personal income = national income - corporate income taxes - social insurance contribution + government transfer payments + interest paid to households

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