Suppose GDP consists of wheat and rice. In 2002, 20 bushels of wheat are sold at $4 per bushel, and 10 bushels of rice are sold at $2 per bushel. If the price of wheat was $2 per bushel and the price of rice was $1 per bushel in 2001, the base year, nominal 2002 GDP is
$100, real 2002 GDP is $50, and the GDP deflator is 200
If a country reported a nominal GDP of 85 billion in 2002 and 100 billion in 2001 and reported a GDP deflator of 100 in 2002 and of 105 in 2001, then from 2001 to 2002 real output
and prices both fell
The term “inflation” is used to describe a situation in which
the overall level of prices in the economy is increasing
The CPI is a measure of the overall cost of
goods and services bought by a typical consumer
Suppose that the typical consumer basket consists of 10 bushels of peaches and 15 bushels of pecans and that the base year is 2000. What is the consumer price index for 2001?
Refer to the table below to answer this and the following question:
year
|
peaches
|
pecans
| |
2000
|
$11 per bushel
|
$6 per bushel
| |
2001
|
$9 per bushel
|
$10 per bushel
|
120
What was the inflation rate in 2001?
20 percent
According to economic studies CPI
overstates inflation
An important difference between the GDP deflator and the consumer price index is that
the GDP deflator reflects the prices of all final goods and services produced domestically, whereas the consumer price index reflects the prices of goods and services bought by a typical consumer
A nation’s standard of living is best measured by its
real GDP per capita
A nation’s standard of living is determined by
productivity
Productivity
explains all of the differences across countries in the standard of living
Which of the following is a correct way to measure productivity?
divide output by the number of hours worked
Which of the following is the most important determinant of productivity in the US economy?
none of the above
The catch-up effect can help explain
the spectacular economic growth experienced by South Korea over the years 1960 to 1990
A government can encourage growth and, in the long run, raise the economy's standard of living by encouraging
saving and investment
Institutions in the economy that help to match one person's saving with another person's investment are collectively called the
financial system
The economy’s two most important financial markets are
the bond market and the stock market
Long-term bonds are generally
more risky than short-term bonds and so pay higher interest
Which of the following equations will always represent GDP in an open economy?
Y = C + I + G + NX
Supposed that in a closed economy GDP is equal to 11,000, taxes are equal to 1,500, consumption equals 7,500 and government purchases equal 2,000. What is national saving?
1,500
Market for loanable funds
describes the financial system
Which of the following could explain an increase in the equilibrium interest rate and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds?
the supply for loanable funds shifts left
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