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AP Macroeconomics Unit 2 Progress
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Which statement is true about the circular flow diagram of an economy?
A) The market for goods and services connects household spending to government spending.
B) The market for factors of production connects household spending to goods produced by firms.
C) The market for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
D) The market for goods and services connects labor income to firms as employers.
E) The market for goods and services connects labor income to household spending. - ✔✔C) The market
for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
Correct. The market for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
Which statement is true about the approaches used to measure the value of a nation's gross domestic
product (GDP) ?
A) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the components of the supply side of the
economy.
B) The income approach to calculating GDP sums the income earned by the factors of production
excluding profits.
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C) The value-added approach to calculating GDP sums the final monetary value of output at each stage
of production.
D) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the market value of all final goods and services
produced by foreigners in a given period of time.
E) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums consumption spending, investment spending,
government spending, and net exports. - ✔✔E) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums
consumption spending, investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
Correct. The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the components of the demand side of the
economy - consumption spending, investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
Calculate Country X's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) for 2017 using the expenditures approach.
A) 14 billion dollars
B) 18 billion dollars
C) 19 billion dollars
D) 20 billion dollars
E) 21 billion dollars - ✔✔C) 19 billion dollars
Correct. The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums consumption spending, government
spending, investment spending, and net exports. Using the numbers provided in the table, the country's
nominal GDP for 2017 is therefore 13+3+4+(−1)=19 billion dollars.
Which of the following describes a limitation of gross domestic product (GDP) ?
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AP Macroeconomics Unit 2 Progress
Check: MCQ Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Which statement is true about the circular flow diagram of an economy?
A) The market for goods and services connects household spending to government spending.
B) The market for factors of production connects household spending to goods produced by firms.
C) The market for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
D) The market for goods and services connects labor income to firms as employers.
E) The market for goods and services connects labor income to household spending. - ✔✔C) The market
for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
Correct. The market for factors of production connects spending by firms to household income.
Which statement is true about the approaches used to measure the value of a nation's gross domestic
product (GDP) ?
A) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the components of the supply side of the
economy.
B) The income approach to calculating GDP sums the income earned by the factors of production
excluding profits.
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C) The value-added approach to calculating GDP sums the final monetary value of output at each stage
of production.
D) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the market value of all final goods and services
produced by foreigners in a given period of time.
E) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums consumption spending, investment spending,
government spending, and net exports. - ✔✔E) The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums
consumption spending, investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
Correct. The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums the components of the demand side of the
economy - consumption spending, investment spending, government spending, and net exports.
Calculate Country X's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) for 2017 using the expenditures approach.
A) 14 billion dollars
B) 18 billion dollars
C) 19 billion dollars
D) 20 billion dollars
E) 21 billion dollars - ✔✔C) 19 billion dollars
Correct. The expenditure approach to calculating GDP sums consumption spending, government
spending, investment spending, and net exports. Using the numbers provided in the table, the country's
nominal GDP for 2017 is therefore 13+3+4+(−1)=19 billion dollars.
Which of the following describes a limitation of gross domestic product (GDP) ?
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