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gdp knowledge test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of Consumption in the context of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

Building Construction

b)

Roads and Bridges

c)

Purchase of groceries

d)

Exported domestically produced goods

2.

What does Investment refer to in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

Purchase of groceries

b)

Exported domestically produced goods

c)

Building Construction

d)

Roads and Bridges

3.

Which of the following is considered a Government expenditure in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

Building Construction

b)

Purchase of groceries

c)

Exported domestically produced goods

d)

Roads and Bridges

4.

Net Exports in the context of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is calculated as:

a)

Purchase of groceries minus goods imported from foreign countries

b)

Exported domestically produced goods minus goods imported from foreign countries

c)

Building Construction minus goods imported from foreign countries

d)

Roads and Bridges minus goods imported from foreign countries

5.

What flows from firms (businesses) to the product market in the circular flow model?

a)

Money for consumption

b)

Income, wages, rent, profit

c)

Goods and services

d)

Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurial ability

6.

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

The total market value of all final goods and services produced by a country's citizens.

b)

The total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country's borders in a given period of time.

c)

The total market value of all imported goods and services.

d)

The total market value of all exported goods and services.

7.

What is an example of investment in GDP spending components?

a)

A family purchases a new automobile

b)

Tesla invests in a new factory/plant to produce cars

c)

The federal government purchases a fleet of Cadillacs to transport federal employees

d)

Italy purchases GM automobiles, while the US purchases BMWs from Switzerland

8.

What is the reason for only including the value of the final goods in the GDP calculation?

a)

Because the value of inputs is not significant

b)

To avoid double counting as the value of inputs is already included in the output

c)

Because intermediate products have no value

d)

To simplify the calculation process

9.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ONLY refers to the total value of FINAL goods and services produced in a country in one year
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following goods is included in GDP?
a)
Dresses
b)
Screws used in a cruise missile
c)
Flour for making bread
d)
Cloth for making dresses
11.
The Income Approach of Calculating GDP includes...
a)
All spending on final products in the year.
b)
All Income made from selling all final goods.
c)
All costs on all products.
d)
The amount of people involved in production.
12.

Which of the following would not be counted in GDP?

a)

A widget produced in Missouri by a Canadian company.

b)

A widget produced in Germany by a U.S. company.

c)

A widget produced in Arkansas by a Chinese company.

d)

A widget produced in Tennessee by a U.S. company.

13.

Business spending on physical capital, new homes, and inventories is counted in which component of GDP?

a)

consumption

b)

investment

c)

imports-exports

d)

government spending

14.
If you make dinner for yourself
a)
the market value of your dinner is added to GDP. 
b)
your service in preparing the meal is valued at a cook's wage and added to GDP. 
c)
none of what you bought to prepare for dinner is included in GDP. 
d)
only the market value of ingredients that you purchased this year is added to GDP.
15.
Honda has an assembly plant for Civics in Ohio. The production of U.S.-made Civics is
a)
added to U.S. GDP. 
b)
added to Japan's GDP because Honda is a Japanese company. 
c)
not included in either the U.S. or Japanese GDP. 
d)
added to U.S. GDP only if the Civic is sold in the United States in the year it is produced. 
16.
Which of the following is a final good or service? 
a)
tires purchased by Ford for use on one of their SUV's 
b)
the new economics textbook you are using
c)
the hair gels used by a hair stylist at the local hair salon 
d)
the taco shells purchased by Taco Bell for use in their tacos 
17.
Consumption expenditures are defined as spending on goods and services by
a)
households, businesses and government.
b)
businesses and government.
c)
households. 
d)
households and businesses.
18.
Which of the following expenditure components of GDP can be negative or positive?
a)
Consumption expenditures. 
b)
Investment expenditures.
c)
Government purchases of goods and services.
d)
Net exports of goods and services.
19.
The expenditure approach to measuring GDP is done by using data on only
a)
consumption expenditure and investment.
b)
consumption expenditure, investment, government expenditures on goods and services, and net exports of goods and services.
c)
consumption expenditure, investment, and government expenditures.
d)
wages, rent, interest, and profit.
20.

When you pay $9.99 a month for Netflix, which part of GDP does it indicate?

a)

Investment spending

b)

Government spending

c)

Consumption spending

d)

Not counted in GDP

21.

What is an example of a transfer payment that is not included in GDP?

a)

Social security

b)

Buying a cheeseburger

c)

Amazon builds a new warehouse

d)

Roads and Bridges