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Measuring GDP and Economic Growth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

GDP or gross domestic product is the market value of all final and intermediate goods and services produced in a country in a given time period.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is NOT part of GDP definition?

a)

Market value

b)

Intermediate goods and services

c)

Produced within a country

d)

Given time period

3.

Which of the following gives the correct combination for the approaches used to measure GDP?

a)

GDP = C + I + G + (NX - M)

b)

production, expenditure and income

c)

value-added, income and compensation of employees

d)

GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)

4.

Compensation of employees is the payments for labor services, net interest, rental income, corporate profits, and proprietors are the payment for ___________ and profit for ___________

a)

entrepreneurship, capital and land

b)

land, entrepreneurship

c)

land, capital

d)

capital and land, entrepreneurship

5.

Nominal GDP is the value of goods and services produced during a given year valued at the prices of a reference base year.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Economists use estimates of real GDP for ___________ , while real GDP per person for __________

a)

comparing the wealth of a nation, comparing the standard of living

b)

comparing the standard of living, comparing the wealth of a nation

c)

comparing the standard of living, telling the value of goods the average person can enjoy

d)

comparing the wealth of a nation, telling the value of goods the average person can enjoy

7.

By using nominal GDP, we remove any influence that rising prices and a rising cost of living might have had on our comparison.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The value of real GDP when all the economy’s labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurial ability are fully employed is called potential GDP.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are the two phases in a business cycle?

a)

Peak and trough

b)

Peak and recession

c)

Expansion and recession

d)

Expansion and trough

10.

Some of the factors that influence the standard of living and that are not part of GDP are __________

a)

household production

b)

underground economic activity

c)

environmental quality

d)

All answers are correct

11.

Calculate the GDP value based on the following information.

- household consumption : RM150 - government purchases : RM350

- export : RM75 - net trade : RM35 - intermediate purchases : RM95

- private and public investments : RM250

a)

RM785

b)

RM825

c)

RM845

d)

RM955

12.

Calculate the percentage of GDP contribution by government expenditure component

C = RM11,384 I = RM2,562 G = RM3,754 X-M = -642

a)

3.8%

b)

22.0%

c)

15.0%

d)

66.7%

13.

Calculate the total percentage GDP contribution by personal consumption expenditures and gross private domestic investment components

C = RM11,384 I = RM2,562 G = RM3,754 X-M = -642

a)

81.8%

b)

37.0%

c)

85.0%

d)

78.0%

14.

In 1960, real GDP per person was RM9,210 and in 2018, it was RM49,658. How big is the size of GDP in 2018 compared to 1960?

a)

4.5 times

b)

0.2 times

c)

5.3 times

d)

5.4 times

15.

How do you rate your knowledge for Chapter 21? Please rate between A to E

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E