Question 1

An increase in aggregate demand is most likely to result in

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A)  inflation.
B)  recession.
C)  economic stagnation.
D)  a decrease in real GDP.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The Great Depression of the 1930s led to a revolution in macroeconomic thinking, following the work of

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A)  Arthur Laffer.
B)  Milton Friedman.
C)  Adam Smith.
D)  John Maynard Keynes.
E)  David Ricardo.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Production for war and environmental clean-up services are not included in GDP.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When the Art Institute of Chicago purchases a painting by Mary Cassatt that she produced in Paris in 1885, this would not be included in the U.S.GDP for 2015.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Real GDP values current output of goods and services at their current prices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following transactions would be included in GDP for 2015?

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A)  On January 5, 2015, Chris Carter sold 100 shares of stock in IBM Corporation.
B)  Bonita Delgado purchases a new 2015 Chevrolet on March 10, 2015.
C)  Nadav Daniel buys a used desk from the "Struggling Students Used Furniture" store on May 9, 2015.
D)  Levi Lathan purchases a 75-year-old penthouse on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23, 2015.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The human consequences of the Great Depression included

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A)  homeless families.
B)  closed factories.
C)  bankrupt farmers.
D)  soup lines.
E)  all of the above conditions.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 8

A product that is produced in 2015 and not sold until 2016 will be counted in the GDP for

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A)  both 2015 and 2016.
B)  neither 2015 nor 2016.
C)  2015.
D)  2016.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Technological change, such as the information technology revolution of the 1990s can shift the aggregate supply curve outward.If, at the same time, the government is decreasing spending, the most likely outcome of these two factors is a(n)

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A)  increase in the price level.
B)  decrease in the price level.
C)  increase in real GDP.
D)  decrease in real GDP.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Gross Domestic Product represents the money value of all final goods and services produced in the domestic economy within the year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Combining various goods and services into a convenient grouping is called

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A)  conglomeration.
B)  blending.
C)  congregation.
D)  agglomeration.
E)  aggregation.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Poor Asian countries may have per-capita GDP's that may be less than $250.Why is this somewhat misleading for comparative purposes?

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A)  Most rich country GDP is nonmarket activity.
B)  A significant amount of poor country GDP is nonmarket activity.
C)  Poor countries do not use dollars.
D)  Poor countries have few resources.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

In 2015, you buy a beautiful vintage 1965 Thunderbird convertible.This purchase would

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A)  be included in the GDP for 2015.
B)  not be included in the GDP for 2015.
C)  be included in both the GDP for 1965 and 2015.
D)  be in the GDP for 2015 at a depreciated value.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The term "stagflation" was invented in the 1970s to describe an economy experiencing both

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A)  deflation and economic stagnation.
B)  inflation and economic stagnation.
C)  high inflation and high employment.
D)  high inflation and high levels of economic growth.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

If hot dogs cost $2 this year and $3 next year, then 100 hotdogs will contribute

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A)  $200 to this year's nominal GDP and $166 to next year's nominal GDP.
B)  $200 to this year's real GDP and $300 to next year's real GDP.
C)  the same dollar amount to each year's nominal GDP because hotdogs are intermediate goods.
D)  $200 to this year's nominal GDP and $300 to next year's nominal GDP.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What is an aggregate?
 How is it used in macroeconomics?
 Give two examples of specific aggregates that are used in the study of macroeconomics.

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An "aggregate" is an abstraction that ma...

Question 17

If aggregate demand keeps shifting rightward month after month and aggregate supply remains constant, the economy will experience a recession.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The clearest sign of inflation would be a(n)

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A)  increase in the price level.
B)  increase in the quantity of total final output.
C)  decrease in the quantity of total final output.
D)  simultaneous increase in both output and prices.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How does the calculation of GDP include the costs of natural resource depletion that occurs when output is produced?

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A)  The value of resource depletion is added to GDP.
B)  The cost of resource depletion is not measured in GDP.
C)  The cost of resource depletion is added to real but not nominal GDP.
D)  Resource depletion causes GDP to overstate well being.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Macroeconomic models use abstract concepts such as "price level" and "national income" that are calculated by combining many markets into one.This process is known as

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A)  analysis and synthesis.
B)  integration and derivation.
C)  conceptualization.
D)  aggregation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 22: An Introduction to Macroeconomics

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The clearest sign of inflation would be a(n)

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The Great Depression of the 1930s led to a revolution in macroeconomic thinking, following the work of

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How does the calculation of GDP include the costs of natural resource depletion that occurs when output is produced?

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An increase in aggregate demand is most likely to result in

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The human consequences of the Great Depression included

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Production for war and environmental clean-up services are not included in GDP.

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When the Art Institute of Chicago purchases a painting by Mary Cassatt that she produced in Paris in 1885, this would not be included in the U.S.GDP for 2015.

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Gross Domestic Product represents the money value of all final goods and services produced in the domestic economy within the year.

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In 2015, you buy a beautiful vintage 1965 Thunderbird convertible.This purchase would

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If aggregate demand keeps shifting rightward month after month and aggregate supply remains constant, the economy will experience a recession.

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If hot dogs cost $2 this year and $3 next year, then 100 hotdogs will contribute

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Poor Asian countries may have per-capita GDP's that may be less than $250.Why is this somewhat misleading for comparative purposes?

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Which of the following transactions would be included in GDP for 2015?

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Technological change, such as the information technology revolution of the 1990s can shift the aggregate supply curve outward.If, at the same time, the government is decreasing spending, the most likely outcome of these two factors is a(n)

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The term "stagflation" was invented in the 1970s to describe an economy experiencing both

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Real GDP values current output of goods and services at their current prices.

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