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Final Exam

Decent Essays

CHAPTER 21 (tracking us economy)

1. (National Income Accounting) Identify the component of aggregate expenditure to which each of the following belongs: a. A U.S. resident’s purchase of a new automobile manufactured in Japan b. A household’s purchase of one hour of legal advice c. Construction of a new house d. An increase in semiconductor inventories over last year’s level e. A city government’s acquisition of 10 new police cars.

a. Net exports b. Consumption c. Investment d. Investment e. Government purchases •
2. (National Income Accounting) Define gross domestic product. Determine whether each of the following would be included in the 2007 U.S. gross domestic product: a. Profits …show more content…

To obtain only this year’s production of inventories, we need to subtract the total amount of inventories this year from that of the previous year. Second, inventories should be considered a type of investment good, since they are produced with the understanding that they will yield a revenue over time, just as plants and equipment do. The time frame over which they do this is usually very short. Finally, inventory changes should be considered part of national income because they are current production and are not sold to other firms. The final sale in this case is to the firm itself.

6. (Limitations of National Income Accounting) Explain why each of the following should be taken into account when GDP data are used to compare the “level of well-being” in different countries: g. Population levels h. The distribution of income i. The amount of production that takes place outside of markets j. The length of the average work week. k. The level of environmental pollution. • This question highlights some of the problems that accompany the indiscriminate use of GDP comparisons across countries or over long periods to compare welfare levels. g. GDP per capita is better for measuring well-being than the level of GDP is, and therefore GDP comparisons must be adjusted for population differences h. Distribution is ignored in calculating GDP, yet distribution is clearly relevant in using GDP to measure the degree to which the economy is

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