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Question Bank - Economics

National Income: Accounting

Q1. Suppose that in the country of Betania, the real gross national product in 1987 was £1483 billion (1972 equals 100). In 1988, real gross national product is £1510 billion (1972 equals 100). In Betania, real gross national product grew by

(Select one answer)

(a) * -2.4 percent.
(b) * 4.6 percent.
(c) * 1.8 percent.
(d) * -3.5 percent.


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Q2. Real gross national product is best defined as

(Select one answer)

(a) * the pound value of all final goods and services produced in the economy during a particular time period and measured in current prices.
(b) * the pound value of all goods produced for final consumption by households in a particular year and measured in constant prices.
(c) * the current pound value of all new and used goods produced and sold in the economy during a particular time period.
(d) * the market value of all final goods and services produced by the economy during a given time period, with prices held constant relative to some base period.


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Q3. The total market value of all final goods and services produced within a given period by factors of production located within a country is

(Select one answer)

(a) * gross national product.
(b) * gross domestic product.
(c) * net national product.
(d) * net national income.


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Q4. Real GDP is gross domestic product measured

(Select one answer)

(a) * in the prices of a base year.
(b) * in current dollars.
(c) * at a constant output level but at current prices.
(d) * as the difference between the current year's GDP and last year's GDP


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Q5. Gross national product can serve as a measure of happiness only if

(Select one answer)

(a) * material goods directly make people happy
(b) * tax policies leave disposable income unaffected
(c) * new goods are not produced in the economy
(d) * all nonmonetary transactions are excluded from GNP


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