GDP, CPI, Unemployment Review

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1. What does GDP measure?

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1. Inflation2. Industrial

production3. The final value of all

goods produced in an economy

4. Imports - exports

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2. What measures inflation?

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1. Real GDP2. CPI3. GDP deflator4. Both 2 and 35. All of the above

3. GDP = C+G+I+Net ExportsIn our current economy, which factor contributes more to the US

GDP?

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1. C2. G3. I4. Net X

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4. How would this transaction affect US GDP in 2014?Sale of a $40,000 new car produced in 2013, but sold in 2014.

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1. C =+40,0002. I = +40,0003. No affect in 2014

(C= + 40k, I= -40k)4. G= +40k

5. How would this transaction affect US GDP in 2014?You buy a $1000 college savings bond at your bank.

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1. C =+10002. I = +10003. No affect in 2014

(nothing produced)4. C=+1000, I=-1000

6. How would this transaction affect US GDP in 2014?You buy a new Schwinn (American-made) bike for $500.

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1. C =+5002. I = +5003. No affect in 20144. Net Export= 5000

7. How would this transaction affect US GDP in 2014?A new Police station is built in your town for

$2 million

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1. C =+2 million2. I = +2 million3. G= + 2 million4. No Affect in 2014

8. This definition accurately defines which of the following?A measure of price level calculated as the ratio of nominal GDP to

real GDP multiplied by 100

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1. CPI2. GDP deflator3. Real GDP4. CPI deflator

9. This definition accurately defines which of the following?The production of goods and services valued at current year

prices

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1. Recession2. GDP deflator3. Real GDP4. Nominal GDP

10. This definition accurately defines which of the following?Period of decline in the GDP.

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1. Recession2. Unemployment3. Consumption4. Inflation

11. The CPI increased from 140 in 1995 to 150 in 1996. What does that tell you?

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1. We are in a recession2. We are experiencing

inflation3. Our economy is

growing4. Consumers are buying

more stuff

12. The CPI in 1995 = 100, the CPI in 2014 = 200, what is the value of $1000 today, measured in 1995 terms?

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1. $1002. $5003. $10004. $2000

12. Your boss surprise you with a 10% raise. The CPI rose from 100 to 110. What is your real wage increase?

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1. 0%2. 10%3. -10%4. Can’t tell using the

facts given.

13. You earned a real rate of interest of 10%, while inflation also increased by 10%. What must have been your nominal rate of

return?

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1. 0%2. 10%3. 20%4. Can’t tell using the

facts given.

14. If prices are rising, then

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1. Real GDP will be less than nominal GDP

1. Real GDP will be greater than nominal GDP

2. Real GDP will always be equal to nominal

3. Can’t tell using the facts given.

14. Which person will be most affected by periods of high inflation?

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1. A person earning real wage increases

2. A person who has borrowed $ at fixed rates of interest

3. A person who has lent $ at floating rates.

4. A person who has saved money under his mattress.

15.The following definition correctly matches which of the following words?The quantities of each item purchased by a typical consumer.

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1. CPI2. PPI3. Cost of Living4. Basket (of goods and

services)

16.The following definition correctly matches which of the following words?The ratio of the value of the consumer basket to the value of

the basket in the base year times 100.

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1. CPI2. PPI3. Cost of Living4. Basket (of goods and

services)

17.The following definition correctly matches which of the following words?

The percentage change in the price index

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1. Standard of Living2. Cost of living

adjustment3. Nominal Interest rate4. Inflation

18.The following definition correctly matches which of the following words?The inability of the CPI to account for when consumers switch

to cheaper products

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1. Substitution bias2. Efficiency wages3. Cost of living

adjustment4. Reserve rate

19. The CPI increases from 150 to 165. What percentage increase do you need in your nominal wages to avoid suffering a decrease in real wages?

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1. 1%2. 10%3. 15%4. No way to tell

19. The CPI increases from 150 to 165. What percentage increase do you need in your nominal wages to avoid suffering a decrease in real wages?

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1. 1%2. 10%3. 15%4. No way to tell

20. If you lend money for 1 year at a 4% nominal rate of interest, and the CPI increases from 100 to 101, what is your real rate of interest earned on this investment?

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1. 1%2. 2%3. 3%4. 4%

21. You borrow money for 30 years at a 4% fixed rate of interest to buy a house. The CPI increases at 4% per year for that entire period. Has this investment resulted in a positive real rate of return?

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1. yes2. no, you lost money3. no, but you didn’t lose

any money either4. Impossible to tell,

because homes are not part of CPI.

22. Unemployment due to the time it takes to find another job is

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1. Cyclical unemployment2. Structural unemployment3. Natural unemployment4. Frictional unemployment

23. Unemployment caused when jobs move overseas due to a change in the economy is called

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1. Cyclical unemployment2. Structural unemployment3. Natural unemployment4. Frictional unemployment

24. Economists would say our labor force is “fully employed” if the unemployment rate is equal to

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1. Natural unemployment rate

2. Cyclical unemployment rate3. The labor force

participation rate4. The frictional

unemployment rate

24. If the unemployment rate is greater than the natural rate of unemployment, economists consider our economy to be experiencing…

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1. Structural unemployment 2. Cyclical unemployment 3. A depression4. Frictional unemployment

25. Labor force = 50,000total adult population = 100,000

total unemployed = 10,000What is the labor force participation rate?

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1. 40%2. 50%3. 60%4. 70%

26. Labor force = 50,000total adult population = 100,000

total unemployed = 10,000What is the unemployment rate?

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1. 10%2. 20%3. 30%4. 40%