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6.0.0.0 Evaluate macroeconomic performance using indicators that include output measures, unemployment,
and inflation
Short Title: Macroeconomic Measures of Performance
6.1.0.0 Define the term “economic indicator”
Short Title: Economic Indicators
6.1.0.1 Economic indicators:
 are data or statistics used to judge the current or future health of the economy*
 are largely collected and released by government or non-profit groups*
 enable analysis of economic performance*
 permit determination of business cycles*
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6.1.0.2 The three types of economic indicators are:
 Leading, coincident, lagging indicators*
 Future, current, past indicators
 Forecast, performance, resultant indicators
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When quarterly data is annualized:
it is divided by four.
it is multiplied by four so that it can be reported at an annual rate.*
there are projections made of future trends based upon the past.
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One of the leading economic indicators, that is known to foretell an expansion is:
Inflation.
falling property values.
falling number new federal unemployment claims.*
rising price for precious metals.
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6.1.0.2 The economic indicators used to determine how the economy is doing are:
 measures of aggregate production*
 measures of employment and unemployment*
 measures of inflation*
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6.1.0.3 Economic indicators that measure aspects of the aggregate economy include:
 GDP*
 Inflation*
 Dow Jones industrial average
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Spending in a macroeconomy includes:
consumer durables.*
import spending by its households.
business investment in capital goods.*
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Which of the following are flows, not stocks?
The interest that you get from that loan you made*
Your income*
Your wealth
The value of your home
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Which of the following measures is a macroeconomic flow?
consumer wealth
total export sales*
total import spending*
business inventories
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The macro economy includes:
all buying and selling
all production
all consumption
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6.1.a.0 Identify the major economic indicators used to assess the state of the macroeconomy
Short Title: Major Macroeconomic Indicators
6.1.a.1 In the US, information about employment or unemployment is collected and published by
 Bureau of Employment
 U.S. Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics*
 US. Commerce Department
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When a pair of jeans is sold to the end user, it:
adds to consumer spending.*
detracts from business inventories.*
represents investment.
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6.1.a.1 In the US, the Index of Leading economic Indicators is calculated and published by
 Bureau of Employment
 U.S. Department of Commerce*
 US. Department of Labor / Bureau of labor Statistics
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6.1.a.2 Which economic indicators are tracked/published by the U.S. Department of Commerce:
 Personal Income*
 Gross Domestic Product*
 Home Sales*
 Home Construction*
 Inventories*
 Business Sales*
 Rental Vacancy Rates*
 Home Ownership*
 Unemployment Rates
 Employment Rates
 Tax Rates
 Tariff Rates
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6.1.a.3 Which economic indicators are tracked/published by the US. Department of Labor
 Consumer Price Index*
 Producer Price Index*
 Consumer Expenditures*
 Unemployment*
 Employment*
 National Compensation*
 Wages*
 Productivity*
 Home Ownership
 Personal Income
 Rental Vacancy Rates
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Gross private domestic investment does NOT include:
inventory added to the warehouse.
spending on capital goods.
spending to maintain the value of existing capital goods, including housing.
spending on consumer durable goods.*
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When the amount that other nations spend on American output is less than the amount that Americans spend on
foreign output,:
a trade surplus exists.
a trade deficit exists.*
net exports are positive.
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6.2.0.0 Explain GDP, including what it measures and what it excludes
Short Title: Components of GDP
6.2.0.1 Which of the following captures all the components of GDP?
C+I+G
C+I+G+M
C + I + G + (X – M)*
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6.2.0.2 Which of the following is most likely to contribute to economic growth as measured by GDP per capita?
 the imposition of tariffs and quotas on imported goods
 increased capital formation*
 rapid population growth*
 an increase in marginal tax rates
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Intermediate goods eventually show up in GDP calculations indirectly as:
durable goods spending.
depreciation of fixed capital.
value added to final goods.*
purchases out of inventories.
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6.2.0.3 Final goods or services used to compute GDP refer to:
 the sum of all wages paid to laborers.
 the factors of production used to produce output.
 goods and services purchased by the ultimate users.*
 the value of outstanding shares of stock of manufacturing firms.
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6.2.0.4 Which of the following is part of GDP?
The purchase of your grandfather’s old car by a neighbor.
The purchase of a snow plough by the city of Minneapolis.*
The unsold additions to inventory at an appliances store.*
The purchase of a loaf of bread by a consumer*
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6.2.0.5 Two major components of the GDP in terms of value in the US are consumer goods and ____?
 agricultural goods
 durable goods
 investment expenditures*
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Of the spending listed, the two sources most sensitive to business cycles are _________ and ________. (select
two)
durables*
business investment spending*
non-durables
exports
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6.2.0.6 What is investment used for?
 buying stocks
 building bridges*
 military spending
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What is investment used for?
Immediate satisfaction of wants.
Improving productivity.*
The production of capital goods.*
Depleting inventories.
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6.2.0.7 Which of the following is included in GDP?
The payments for a chiropractor’s services.*
Cash paid to a babysitter that is not reported to the tax authorities.
Your friend changes your brake pads for free.
The fees for legal services rendered by your lawyer.*
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6.2.0.8 Which of the following is included in GDP calculations?
Cash received from a yard sale.
eBay’s commission for selling your used iPhone.*
The university tuition paid to enroll in a course.*
The milk that is purchased by Ben & Jerry’s in order to make their ice cream.
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6.2.0.9 Which of the following is included in GDP?
Revenue from the sale of a three-year old car.
The fees charged for a stockbroker’s services.*
The tickets to a football game that were bought but never used.*
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6.2.0.10 GDP does NOT directly include:
 the value of goods produced domestically and sold abroad.
 the value of intermediate goods sold during a period.*
 the value of services rendered during a period.
 the value of final goods and services produced, but not sold, during a period.
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6.2.0.11 Gross Private Domestic Investment (I) includes:
the amount spent on new factories and machinery.*
the amount spent on stocks and bonds.
the amount spent on consumer durable goods
the amount spent maintaining the nation’s stock of capital equipment*
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6.2.0.12 Fill in the blanks. GDP is a _____ measure of societal well-being, because it ________.
 good : takes into account employment, production, and income levels
 good : omits the cost of keeping the environment clean
 bad : omits the cost of keeping the environment clean*
 bad : takes into account employment, production, and income levels
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GDP is a controversial measure of national output because of what it includes and what it does not include. Test
your understanding of GDP’s limitations by identifying what GDP takes into account:
spending on public goods.*
returns to factors of production.*
spending on used goods.
income for those engaged only in the underground economy.
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6.2.0.13 Fill in the blanks. The expenditure approach to measuring GDP is the sum of _______ and the income
approach captures ___________.
 consumption, investment, government, and net exports : personal disposable income, rent, interest, and
profit
 wages, rent, interest, and profit : consumption, investment, government, and net exports
 consumption, investment, government, and net exports : wages, rent, interest, and profit*
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In measuring GDP as sum of all incomes earned in production, we should include:
wages and salaries*
interest payments*
purchases of used goods
American purchases of foreign output
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6.2.0.14 A business cycle reflects changes in economic activity, particularly real GDP. The stages of a business cycle
(in sequential order) are:
 trough, peak, expansion, recession
 contraction, recession, expansion, boom
 expansion, peak, recession, trough*
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The United States will have a trade deficit as long as:
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spending on the American economy is greater than what it can produce.
spending by American households, businesses, and government is greater than GDP.*
spending on the American economy is less that what it can produce.
imports are greater than exports.*
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6.2.a.0 Explain the expenditure approach to calculating GDP
Short Title: Expenditure Approach to Calculating GDP
6.2.a.1 When calculating the GDP using the expenditure approach, what must happen to exports of a nation?
 They must be ignored, because they are not bought in the domestic market.
 They must be added to the other components of GDP.*
 They must be subtracted, because they are included in the consumption of a foreign country.
 They must be subtracted if foreign firms buy the exports for investment purposes.
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When calculating GDP as the sum total of all spending, the components of spending should include:
purchases of consumer durables.*
savings.
government transfer payments.
government purchases of labor, goods, and services.*
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6.2.a.2 Which of the following would be included in the computation of GDP in a particular year?
 Government expenditure on public schools*
 Social security payments to retirees
 An increase in inventories*
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6.2.a.3 GDP measured from the expenditure side include(s):
Spending on capital goods*
Tax payments
Foreign spending on American output*
Purchases of public goods and services*
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Which of the following components of GDP has the largest immediate impact on GDP. Changes in
1. government spending
1. consumption spending*
1. business investment
1. services provision
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6.2.b.0 Explain the national income approach to calculating GDP
Short Title: National Income Approach to Calculating GDP
6.2.b.1 _________ are now the largest single component of the supply side of GDP, representing over half of GDP.
 Durable goods
 Services*
 Nondurable goods
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 Structures
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Over the past 50 years, one component of spending has steadily gained:
durable goods
services*
nondurable goods
structures
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6.2.b.2 The labor component of the national income approach to calculating GDP includes:
 Salaries*
 Wages*
 Health benefits*
 Retirement benefits*
 Unemployment Insurance*
 Hours worked
 Productivity
 Per capital labor data
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Financial investment can be distinguished from private investment by the fact that:
financial investment always involves the creation of new capital.
private investment always adds to the capital stock of the nation.*
financial investment involves risk; private investment does not.
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When calculating GDP, investment refers to the:
purchase of stocks and bonds and trading financial assets.
amount of new capital goods sold in a given year.
purchase of new capital goods like real estate, equipment, and inventories.*
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6.2.b.3 Proponents of supply side approaches to economic growth will likely make the following statements?
 Tax reductions for consumers allow them to spend and save more, thereby increasing business
investment.
 Favorable taxes for innovations by business owners decrease worker productivity and elevate citizen
reliance on government support.
 Tax breaks to businesses increase employment and the production of more goods and services. Newly
hired workers earn high incomes, and increase spending thereby benefitting other workers.*
 Government spending translates into higher levels of employment, production, incomes, and spending.
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In calculating GDP, which component of spending must be subtracted from total spending to account for the fact
that not all private or public spending by U.S. households is directed to U.S. businesses?
domestic
depreciation
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export
import*
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6.3.0.0 Describe the relationships among GDP, net domestic product, national income, personal income, and
disposable income
Short Title: GDP and Income
6.3.0.1 Which of the following best describes economic growth?
 An increase in real personal income*
 A reduction in real personal income
 A decrease in real GDP over time
 An increase in nominal GDP over time
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6.3.0.2 Disposable Income refers to a households’
 Consumption and savings*
 Income minus net taxes*
 Entertainment, spending, and consumption
 Credit card debt service and housing
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What makes up the difference between net national product and gross domestic product? To arrive at Net
National Product, start with GDP, then:
add income receipts from rest of the world.*
add income payments to the rest of world.
subtract income payments to rest of the world.*
subtract depreciation.*
add depreciation.
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6.3.0.3 If depreciation equals $36 billion, GDP equals $240 billion, and national income is $225 billion, then what is
the Net National Product?
 $204 billion*
 $189 billion
 $276 billion
 $361 billion
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines estimates that they will need to spend $80 million this year just to maintain their
capital stock (a fleet of cruise ships) and offset depreciation. If Royal Caribbean behaves as the typical business
does, as the macroeconomy encounters a recession, it will spend:
$80 million on maintenance and also purchase a new ship.
$80 million on maintenance, but will not add to its capital stock.
less than $80 million on maintenance, perhaps deactivating some ships.*
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6.4.0.0 Explain how the unemployment rate is calculated
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Short Title: The Unemployment Rate
6.4.0.1 Calculate the unemployment rate based on the following data for a country: Population: 200, Employed
workers: 140, Labor Force: 160, Discouraged workers: 10.
1. 10%
1. 12.5%*
1. 18.75%
1. 7.15%
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6.4.0.2 If out of 125 people in the labor force, the number of employed workers is 100 and number of unemployed
workers is 25, then the unemployment rate is
20%*
10%
30%
25%
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6.4.0.3 What is the formula with which to calculate the official unemployment rate?
 The number in the labor force divided by the population
 The number of unemployed workers divided by the sum of employed and unemployed workers*
 The number of discouraged workers divided by the number of civilian workers
 The number of people seeking work divided by the number quitting their jobs
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6.4.0.4 Reginald looked for work for six months but could not find a job to his liking. He now spends his time at the
beach. For purposes of employment he is considered:
 out of the labor force.*
 unemployed.
 employed in the underground economy.
 underemployed.
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6.4.0.5 If the number of employed persons in a country equals 24 million, the number of unemployed persons
equals 8 million, and the number of persons over age 16 in the population equals 40 million, the unemployment
rate equals:
 32%
 25%*
 20%
 8%
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6.4.0.6 Calculation of the unemployment rate requires data on
 Percent of the adult population in the labor force who are unemployed.*
 Percent of the adult population who are unemployed.
 Percent of the adult population not in the labor force.
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6.4.a.0 Critique the unemployment rate as a measure of the unemployment problem
Short Title: Critiquing the Unemployment Rate
6.4.a.1 If the unemployment rate is 8 percent, then this means:
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 8 percent of the population is unemployed.
 8 percent of the labor force is unemployed.*
 the number of unemployed persons equals 8 percent of the employed persons.
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6.4.a.2 Which of the following could cause unemployment?
 a depression*
 a prolonged war
 competition*
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Some critics of the unemployment rate say that it under-reports the actual unemployment problem by:
overlooking people who are working in the informal (underground) economy.
not capturing instances when skills are underutilized by the workplace.*
considering discouraged workers to be out of the labor force.*
including people who are working in the informal (underground) economy.
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6.4.a.3 Complete the following sentence. Calculations of the official unemployment rate exclude:
 labor force
 employed
 discouraged workers*
 unemployed, but seeking work
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6.5.0.0 Identify and differentiate between the different types of unemployment
Short Title: Types of Unemployment
6.5.0.1 Bill is a construction worker who was laid off because the market for new homes has been adversely
affected in the recession. Bill’s unemployment experience is referred to
Cyclical unemployment*
Seasonal unemployment
Frictional unemployment
Structural unemployment
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6.5.0.2 Fill in the blank. If the print media is taken over by the electronic media, thereby causing employees in the
print media industry to be permanently laid off, ________________ unemployment would increase.
 Cyclical
 Seasonal
 Frictional
 Structural*
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When the macroeconomy is experiencing a higher than natural rate of unemployment, it must be because:
potential real GDP is less than current real GDP.
current real GDP Is less than potential real GDP.*
wages cannot adjust downward quickly and easily.*
wages respond instantaneously to labor market shifts.
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6.5.0.3 A contraction in the business cycle is likely to result in which form of unemployment increasing?
frictional
cyclical*
seasonal
structural
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6.5.0.4 Which form of unemployment suggests workers need to seek education and training and to update their
skill sets?
 Functional
 Cyclical
 Structural*
 Seasonal
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6.5.0.5 Employment generally ________ during recessions and ________ during expansions.
 falls : rises*
 rises : falls
 rises : rises
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6.5.0.6 When prices do not respond quickly to bring forces of supply and forces of demand to the equilibrium
point, they are called:
sticky prices.*
market prices.
market structure prices.
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6.5.0.7 Which types of unemployment exist at all times, and determine the natural rate of unemployment? I.
frictional unemployment II. structural unemployment III. cyclical unemployment
1. I & II*
1. II & III
1. I & III
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6.5.0.7 Which types of unemployment exist at all times and determine the natural rate of unemployment?
Frictional unemployment and structural unemployment.*
Structural unemployment and cyclical unemployment.
Frictional unemployment and cyclical unemployment.
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6.5.0.8 Frictional unemployment occurs because it takes ________ for people to find jobs.
 time*
 money
 resources
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6.5.0.9 The idea that firms will get the most for their money when they pay wages higher than the equilibrium
wage is called:
efficiency-wage theory.*
optimal-wage theory.
equilibrium-wage theory.
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6.5.0.10 A welder who quits his job and moves from Pittsburgh to Madison to try to get a better welding job is said
to be:
frictionally unemployed.*
underemployed.
cyclically unemployed.
structurally unemployed.
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6.5.0.11 If a nation’s labor force receives a significant influx of young workers:
the natural rate of unemployment is likely to increase.*
the natural rate of unemployment is likely to decrease.
the natural rate of unemployment is unlikely to change
frictional unemployment will likely decrease to zero.
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6.5.0.12 Workers hired during the US holiday season lower:
 cyclical unemployment *
 the natural rate of unemployment
 seasonal unemployment*
 frictional unemployment
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6.5.0.13 Tom graduated from college in June but was still looking for work in August. This is an example of:
structural unemployment.
frictional unemployment.*
cyclical unemployment.
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6.6.0.0 Explain the concept of a price index and explain how price indices are derived
Short Title: Price Indexes
6.6.0.1 When Anders took out his first two-year membership with Maxima Gym in 2004, the fee was $540.00. He
renewed his membership three times: in 2006 for $580.00, in 2008, for $600.00, and again in 2010, for $630.00.
What is the overall rate of inflation for Anders’s gym membership?
 8.6%
 5.4%
 7.87%
 16.66%*
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In only one year the consumer price index goes up from 150 to 450. This means that:
the inflation rate was less than 200%.
the inflation rate was over 200%.
prices doubled.
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prices tripled.*
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6.6.0.2 Inflation can be calculated in terms of how the overall cost of ___________________ changes over time.
all goods
a basket of goods *
all goods and services
all services
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One factor that complicates the calculation of the inflation rate is:
substitution (quality/new product) bias.*
preferential bias.
complementary product bias.
consumer behavior bias.
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6.6.0.4 If you have $100 cash and the price level rises two percent, then which of the following statements is true?
 The value of $100 is more in terms of what it can purchase.
 The value of $100 is less in terms of what it can purchase.*
 The value of $100 is the same in terms of what it can purchase.
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You loan $100 to a friend for one year, during which the CPI rose by 3%. Your friend, in gratitude for your loan,
repays you $103 at the end of the year. She has repaid you:
more, in terms of purchasing, than what she borrowed
less, in terms of purchasing power, that what she borrowed
the same, in terms of purchasing power, as what she borrowed.*
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6.6.a.0 Define the consumer price index and the producer price index
Short Title: Consumer Price Index vs. Producer Price Index
6.6.a.1 The percentage change in the price level from one time period to the next, will be the _____________.
 inflation rate*
 price index rate
 consumer price index
 producer price Index
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6.6.a.2 Which is the largest expenditure category in the US CPI?
apparel
entertainment
housing*
transportation
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6.6.a.3 The Producer Price Index is based on prices paid for supplies and inputs by:
 consumers
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 producers of goods and services*
 government
 the small business sector
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6.6.a.4 Which of the following is the name used to describe the price index that consists of intermediate goods and
finished goods?
 Producer Price Index *
 Consumer Price Index
 Employment Cost Index
 Processing Price Index
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6.6.b.0 Calculate a price index number given a basket of goods & services and the nominal price of each in a base
year and at some later time
Short Title: Calculating Price Indexes
6.6.b.1 If the price index moves from 107 to 110, the rate of inflation is:
3%
30%
28%
Less than 3%*
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A student of economics wants to compare total oil production in his state to what it was 40 years ago. All oil
records are nominal: expressed in the dollars with the value that they had at that time. Oil output went from $250
billion to $300 billion over a period of time when the GDP deflator went up by 20% to reflect higher prices in
general. During this period of time, state oil output in real terms:
Decreased.
did not change.*
increased.
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6.6.b.2 An analyst needs to adjust the nominal GDP for the years 2000 and 2010 into real terms. The nominal GDP
in 2000 was $672 billion and $1,690 billion for 2010; the real interest rate was 6.79% in 2000 and 3.71% in 2010;
the 2000 deflator was 24 and 51 in 2010. What is the growth rate of real GDP?
 96.00%*
 38.58%
 151.48%
 70.61%
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6.6.b.3 In Fairwind Country, there are only 4 goods: tourism, popcorn, carrots, and berries. The following chart
shows the prices and quantities of these 4 categories in 1985, 2005, and 2015. The average family purchased the
following “market basket”: 2 units tourism, 25 units popcorn, 10 units carrots, and 15 units berries. Use 1985 as
the base year. Calculate the market basket values for 1985, 2005, and 2015.
1985
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2005
2015
P
Q
P
Q
P
Q
Tourism
$125.00
500
$150.00
550
$200.00
600
Popcorn
$4.00
750
$5.00
700
$7.00
600
Carrots
$0.75
1000
$2.25
1250
$3.50
2000
Berries
$1.50
1000
$2.50
1500
$4.00
2000
 1985: $67,750; 2005: $92,563; 2015: $139,200
 1985: $106,641; 2005: $159,750; 2015: $278,850
 1985: $280, 2005: $485, 2015: $670*
 1985: $1235, 2005: $1576; 2015: $2,178
 1985: $130, 2005: $185, 2015: $270
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6.6.b.4 In Fairwind Country, there are only 4 goods: tourism, popcorn, carrots, and berries. Using the data in the
following table, please calculate the CPI values for 2005 and 2015, using 1985 as a base year. The CPI basket
includes 500 units of tourism, 600 units of popcorn, 1500 units of carrots and 1250 units of berries. (Please round
to the nearest whole number).
1985
2005
2015
P
Q
P
Q
P
Q
Tourism
$125.00
500
$150.00
550
$200.00
600
Popcorn
$4.00
750
$5.00
700
$7.00
600
Carrots
$0.75
1000
$2.25
1250
$3.50
2000
Berries
$1.50
1000
$2.50
1500
$4.00
2000
 2005: 137, 2015: 138
 2005:137, 2015: 176
 2005: 128, 2015: 176 *
 2005: 128, 2015: 138
 2005: 142, 2015: 208
 2005: 142, 2015: 146
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In Fairwind Country, there are only 4 goods: tourism, popcorn, carrots, and berries. Using the data in the
following table, please calculate the CPI values for 2005 and 2015, using 1985 as a base year. The average family
purchased the market basket indicated by the columns "Items" and "Quantity."
Items
Quantity
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Year:
1985
Year:
2005
Year:
2015
Price
Amount Spent
Price
Amount Spent
Price
Amount Spent
Tourism
2
$125.00
$150.00
$200.00
Popcorn
25
$4.00
$5.00
$7.00
Carrots
10
$0.75
$2.25
$3.50
Berries
15
$1.50
$2.50
$4.00
Total
2005:137, 2015: 176
2005: 128, 2015: 176 *
2005: 128, 2015: 138
2005: 142, 2015: 208
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6.7.0.0 Define the rate of inflation; Explain how the rate of inflation is calculated
Short Title: Rate of Inflation
6.7.0.1 If the Consumer Price Index was 186.5 at the end of last year and 179.8 at the end of this year, the country
experienced which of the following?
An inflation rate of 3.59 percent.
An inflation rate of 3.72 percent.
A deflation rate of 3.59 percent.*
A deflation rate of 3.72 percent.
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6.7.0.2 If the Consumer Price Index was 120 at the end of last year and 125 at the end of this year, Americans
experienced which of the following?
Inflation*
Deflation
A decrease in the purchasing power of a dollar*
A rise in the purchasing power of a dollar
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6.7.0.3 Inflation:
is an increase in the cost of a given basket of goods.*
means that the price of every good and service is rising.
reduces the real value of anything expressed in dollars.*
can occur even when many goods are falling in price.*
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6.8.0.0 Identify the consequences of price instability (i.e., inflation)
Short Title: Consequences of Price Instability
6.8.0.1 During the 1970s when inflation accelerated, middle-class Americans benefited primarily because
nominal wages fell.
the value of their mortgage debts decreased in real terms.*
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inflation always benefits the middle class.
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Inflation makes certain things less valuable in real terms, including:
anything expressed in dollars.*
real estate and precious metals.
a fixed monthly pension payment.*
your full college scholarship.
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6.8.0.3 The redistribution of purchasing power due to unexpected inflation benefits:
Elderly persons on pensions with cost-of-living adjustments.
Home buyers with adjustable rate mortgages.
Students with fixed-rate educational loans.*
Lenders.
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6.8.0.4 Inflation increases uncertainty in the markets because:
sellers raise the prices of their products very gradually and predictably.
consumers must put more effort into shopping to find the best price. *
it is more difficult to stay aware of how one product compares in cost to another.*
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6.9.0.0 Use a price index to translate between real and nominal data
Short Title: Price Indexes and Real Data
6.9.0.1 David’s pay last year was $100,000. His pay this year increased to $115,000. The consumer price index
increased from 100 to 115 over the same time period. What has happened to David’s real income from last year to
this year?
David’s real income is unchanged. *
David’s real income increased.
David’s real income decreased.
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6.9.0.2 Kim’s nominal income is $75,000. If the consumer price index is 75, Kim’s real income is
$ 100,000 *
$ 56,250
$ 75,075
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6.9.0.3 Julie received a 10% wage increase while consumer prices rose by 3%. How much did Julie’s real wage
increase in nominal and real terms?
10% nominally, but only 3% in real terms
7%*in real terms, but 10% nominally*
13% nominally, but 10% in real terms
3% in real terms, but 10% nominally
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6.10.0.0 Define the GDP price index (also known as the GDP deflator or the Implicit Price Deflator)
Short Title: Defining the GDP Price Index
6.10.0.1 If the nominal GDP is $3 trillion and the GDP deflator is 120, then what is the real GDP?
 $2.5 trillion*
 $0.25 trillion
 $4 trillion
 $400 trillion
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6.10.0.2 Which of the measures below describes a basket of goods comprised of all the components of GDP?
Consumer Price Index
Core CPI
GDP Deflator*
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6.10.0.3 The GDP deflator is a price index that includes the following components of GDP:
 Consumption
 Consumption plus Investment but not Exports
 Consumption, Investment plus Exports minus Imports
 Consumption, Investment, Government plus Exports minus Imports*
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Alex wants to measure the nominal 1998 GDP of $993 billion in 2008 dollars. From the data he gathered, he
knows the deflator for 1998 is 30 and for 2008, it is 74, and that real interest in those years was 6.23% and 3.21%
respectively. If he avoids making a misleading calculation, what will the value be?
 $430 billion
 $835 billion
 $2,063 billion
 $2,449 billion*
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In the base year in a small island macroeconomy, nominal GDP was $400m. In a later year when the general level
of all prices was twice as high, nominal GDP reached $1000m. Between the base year and the later year:
there was real GDP growth, but by less than 100%.*
there was real GDP growth by more than 100%.
real GDP declined.
inflation occurred.*
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6.11.0.0 Differentiate between nominal GDP and real GDP
Short Title: Nominal and Real GDP
Which of the following statements regarding nominal GDP is accurate?
The expenditure approach to GDP includes disposable income.
Nominal GDP presents a dollar amount adjusted for inflation
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is sensitive to changes in prices.*
is sensitive to changes in real output.*
can be meaningfully compared from one year to the next without price level data.
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6.11.0.1 Which of the following best defines real GDP?
 Real GDP is defined as the total dollar value of final goods and services produced within a country in one
year before adjustment for inflation.
 Real GDP is defined as the current total dollar value of final goods and services produced within a country.
 Real GDP is defined as the total dollar value of final goods and services produced within a country in one
year after adjustment for inflation.*
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6.11.0.2 The distinction between real GDP and nominal GDP is important to determine which of the following?
The change in economic welfare.
The growth in the government sector.
The change in real GDP per person.
The change in real output produced.*
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6.11.0.3 The difference between nominal GDP and real GDP is:
 nominal GDP measures actual productivity
 nominal GDP adjusts for inflation
 real GDP adjusts for inflation*
 real GDP excludes imports and exports
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6.11.0.4 The following table shows the production within a very small country’s economy in two consecutive years.
What was the real GDP for the base year of 2017?
Year
Item
Quantity Produced
Price Per Unit
2017
Oranges
1000 pounds
$1.00
2017
Haircuts
2000 haircuts
$5.00
2018
Oranges
1500 pounds
$1.50
2018
Haircuts
3000 pounds
$7.50
$11,000*
$12,500
$16,500
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6.11.0.5 The following table shows the production of a country’s economy in two consecutive years. What was the
real GDP for year 2018?
Year
2017
Item
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Quantity Produced
1000 pounds
Price Per Unit
$1.00
2017
Haircuts
2000 haircuts
$5.00
2018
Oranges
1500 pounds
$1.50
2018
Haircuts
3000 pounds
$7.50
$16,500
$15,000
$23,250*
$22,500
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The following table shows Tropicalia’s production in two consecutive years. The rate of (real) GDP growth in
year 1998 relative to year 1997 is
Year
Item
Quantity Produced
Price Per Unit
1997
Oranges
1000 pounds
$1.00
1997
Haircuts
2000 haircuts
$5.00
1998
Oranges
1500 pounds
$1.50
1998
Haircuts
3000 pounds
$7.00
1. 50%
1. 111%
1. 20%
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The national debt doubled in nominal terms during a time when the GDP Deflator increased from 200 to 300. This
implies that the national debt:
is smaller in real terms.
has increased in real terms, but it has less than doubled.*
has more than doubled in real terms.
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6.11.a.0 Use the GDP price index to compute real GDP from nominal GDP
Short Title: Converting Nominal to Real GDP
6.11.a.1 If Nominal GDP = $4.5 trillion and the GDP deflator is 150, then real GDP is equal to:
$3 trillion.*
$4.3 trillion.
$6 trillion.
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6.11.a.2 Suppose the European Union has a Real GDP of 12.2 trillion Euros, and their GDP deflator is 125. What is
the European Union’s nominal GDP?
1. 15.25 trillion Euros *
1. 9.76 trillion Euros
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1. 137.5 trillion Euros
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6.11.a.3 If Nominal GDP is $17,000 billion and the GDP deflator is 0.75, then Real GDP is:
 $22.67 billion *
 $12.75 billion
 $16.50 billion
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6.12.0.0 Measure the distribution of income using the Lorenz curve
Short Title: The Lorenz Curve
6.12.0.1 What is the image below?
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 income curve
 inequality curve
 Lorenz Curve*
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6.12.0.2 The image below shows:



the inequality of the American capitalist system.
distribution of income among groups of people.*
the impact on unions on wage earners.
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6.12.0.3 A Lorenz curve refers to a graphic illustration of the share of population on the ________ and the
cumulative percentage of total income received on the ________.
horizontal axis : vertical axis*
left quintile : right quintile
vertical axis : horizontal axis
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6.12.0.4 Incomes rise for low-income and high-income workers, but rise more for the high-income earners. How
will this change affect income inequality?
1. poverty falls, inequality rises*
1. poverty rises, inequality falls
1. no change
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6.12.0.4 When real incomes rise for the rich more rapidly than they rise for those with lower incomes?
Poverty falls but inequality rises.*
Poverty rises but inequality falls.
The Lorenz curve will reflect the change with a greater “bow.”*
The Lorenz curve will reflect the change with a smaller “bow.”
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6.12.0.5 A Lorenz curve shows:
what percentage of a population has incomes below the poverty line.
how a population’s total income is distributed in relative terms among its members.*
how income mobility has changed over time.
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