1.

Spending on new capital goods, new homes, and the addition of unsold goods
to company inventories is included in:
NO consumption expenditures.
YES investment.
government purchases.
net exports.
service spending.
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2.

Suppose a jar of orange marmalade that is ultimately sold to a customer at The

Corner Store is produced by the following production process: If the oranges were
grown and the jam produced in the year 2005, but the marmalade was sold at The
Corner Store in the year 2006, what is the contribution of these transactions to
GDP in the year 2005?

Name of Company Revenues Cost of Purchased Inputs

Citrus Growers Inc. $0.75 $0.00
Florida Jam Company $2.00 $0.75
The Corner Store $2.50 $2.00
$0.00
NO $0.75
YES $2.00
$2.50
$2.75
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5. An economy produces only 500,000 tables valued at $100 each. Of these

100,000 are sold to consumers, 200,000 are sold to businesses, 100,000 are sold to
the government, and 50,000 are sold abroad. No tables are imported. The unsold
tables at the end of the year are held in inventory by the table manufacturers.
What is value of GDP?
$5 million
$40 million
NO $45 million
YES $50 million
$95 million
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7.

Suppose a jar of DeLux popcorn that is ultimately sold to a customer at Friendly

Groceries is produced by the following production process: What is the value added
of Fulton Family Farm?

Name of Company Revenues Cost of Purchased Inputs

Fulton Family Farm $0.50 $0.00
DeLux Popcorn Co. $2.50 $0.50
Friendly Groceries $4.00 $2.50
YES $0.50
NO $1.50
 $2.00
$2.50
$7.00
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10.

Based on the following information, what is the unemployment rate?

Population 16 and older 1,000,000

Participation Rate 80%
Employed Workers 720,000
7.2%
8.0%
YES 10.0%
NO 28.0%
80.0%
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2. A decrease in the unemployment rate can be the result of either _____ or

_____, holding the other factors constant.
more unemployed workers; more people in the labor force
more unemployed workers; fewer people in the labor force
NO more employed workers; more people in the labor force
YES fewer unemployed workers; more people in the labor force
fewer unemployed workers; fewer people in the labor force
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2. In a small town of 100 people there are 10 children under 16, 10 retired
people, 60 people with full-time jobs, 3 people with part-time jobs, 3 full-time
students over 16, and 4 full-time homemakers. The remaining people did not have
jobs, but wanted them. All but one of these had actively looked for a job in the
previous four weeks. What is the unemployment rate in this town?
10.0%
11.0%
YES 12.5 %
NO 14.3%
20.0%
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3. Which of the following would be included in the calculation of GDP for

2006?
the price of a home built in 1991 and sold in 2006.
the price of 100 shares of Exxon stock purchased in 2006.
NO the price of a classic 1960 Thunderbird purchased in 2006.
YES the price of a new punch press built and purchased in 2006 to replace a
worn out machine.
the price of a used bicycle purchased at a garage sale in 2006.
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4. Leaving the labor force or finding a job are two ways that :
a person can become a discouraged worker.
a person can become an involuntary part-time worker.
NO an unemployment spell can begin.
YES an unemployment spell can end.
unemployment duration can be extended.
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9. Lower or no income received by the unemployed is an example of _______ cost

borne by ________.
a social; the unemployed themselves
a social; society at large
YES an economic; the unemployed themselves
NO an economic; society at large
a psychological; society at large
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9. GDP can be measured as each of the following EXCEPT:

the market value of production.
total expenditure on final goods and services.
incomes of capital and labor.
YES total business revenues.
NO the sum of value added.
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10. Who of the following would be classified as unemployed?

Brenda Smith, an 18 year old full-time college student.
Mario Faubert, a NHL hockey player at home sick with the flu.
YES Jack Little, a 21 year old new college graduate actively looking for
his first job.
Sarah Lopez, a public school teacher on vacation.
NO Amanda Pie, a full-time homemaker.
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