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AP Macroeconomics Calculating GDP

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The expenditure by all levels of government on goods and services

a)

Imports of goods and services

b)

Investment

c)

Consumer expenditure

d)

Government expenditure on goods and services

2.

The expenditure by households on consumption goods and services.

a)

Business Cycle

b)

Exports of goods and services

c)

Consumption expenditure

d)

Government expenditure on goods and services

3.

The market value of all the final goods and services produced within a country in a given time period.

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Net exports of goods and services

c)

Nominal GDP

d)

Real GDP

4.

The purchase of new capital goods (tools, instruments, machines, buildings) and additions to inventories

a)

Exports of goods and services

b)

Real GDP

c)

Investment

d)

Net exports of goods and services

5.

The value of the final goods and services produced in a given year expressed in terms of the prices in a reference base year.

a)

Real GDP

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Business Cycle

d)

Nominal GDP

6.

The value of the final goods and services produced in a given year expressed in terms of the prices of the same year.

a)

Real GDP

b)

Nominal GDP

c)

Net exports of goods and services

d)

Gross Domestic Product

7.

Items that firms in the United States produce and sell to the rest of the world

a)

Imports of goods and services

b)

Investment

c)

Nominal GDP

d)

Exports of goods and services

8.

The value of exports of goods and services minus the value of imports of goods and services.

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Net exports of goods and services

c)

Investment

d)

Nominal GDP

9.
Expectant parents buy supplies for the nursery.  Would this be included in GDP? 
a)
Yes - Consumer Spending
b)
Yes - Investment 
c)
No - Intermediate goods
d)
No - Non-market activity
10.
Which of the following purchases is included in the calculation of gross domestic product?
a)
A used economics textbook from the bookstore
b)
1,000 shares of stock in a computer firm
c)
A car produced in a foreign country
d)
New harvesting equipment for the farm
11.
Which of the following would be counted as investment when calculating gross domestic product?
a)
The purchase of a used computer by an auto manufacturer
b)
The purchase of a share of IBM stock by an employee
c)
The construction of a new house
d)
The construction of roads by the government
12.
Which of the following would be an example of an intermediate good or service?
a)
A calculator purchased by a college student for taking exams
b)
Gasoline purchased by an insurance agent to visit clients at their homes
c)
A car purchased by a student’s parents and given to the student
d)
Tuition paid by a student at a state university
13.
A Chik-fil-A milkshake today costs $2.75.  The Camden location sold 5,000,000 this year.  In 1961, it cost $0.80 and they sold 2,000,000.  How do I find the nominal GDP for Chik-fil-A milkshakes in 1961?
a)
2.75 x 5,000,000
b)
.80 x 2,000,000
c)
.80 x 5,000,000
d)
2.75 x 2,000,000
14.

Each individual on food stamps in Delaware can receive up to $194 a month. Is this included in government spending?

a)

Yes - Government spending

b)

Yes - Consumer Spending

c)

No - Intermediate Goods

d)

No - Public Transfer Payment

e)

No- Private Transfer Payment

15.

Find changes in Nominal GDP with the following information:

Gavin sells 1000 shares of Microsoft and makes $5000.

Emma purchases a new wardrobe and spends $3000.

Peter was replaced at work by a robot he invented and now collects unemployment valued at $10,000.

Ethan made "Soothing Songs with a Thumping Trumpet" and has international export sales of $10,000.

Wong ordered 1000 Dylan Gergely stickers that were made in Italy and provided them to every student at RCHS $2000.

Jadyn sold some of her used athletic equipment and made $1000.

a)

$11,000

b)

$13,000

c)

$15,000

d)

$16,000

e)

$31,000

16.

If Nominal GDP was $36,000 and the GDP deflator was 120. Real GDP is

a)

$43,200

b)

$28,800

c)

$7200

17.

If Nominal GDP was $20 Billion and Real GDP was $21 Billion when using the prior year as a base year, which of the following is a true statement?

a)

The price level increased that year.

b)

Someone who earned the same amount of income from the year before had more purchasing power.

c)

A dollar would buy less in this year compared to the year before.

d)

Government spending must have fallen in the second year.

18.

How do you determine if real output increased from one year to the next?

a)

The Nominal GDP is higher in year 2 compared to Nominal GDP in year 1.

b)

The Nominal GDP is higher in year 2 compared to real GDP in year 1.

c)

The Nominal GDP is lower in year 2 compared to the Nominal GDP in year 1.

d)

The real GDP in year 2 is higher to the real GDP in year 1.

19.

If the rate of inflation is 40%, which of the following is true?

a)

The GDP Deflator is 40.

b)

One must have an increase income of 30% to have more purchasing power.

c)

If savings grew by 10%, you were better off spending your money on a durable good in the previous year.

d)

Nominal GDP will be lower than Real GDP.

20.

To encourage formation of small businesses, the government could provide subsidies; these subsidies

a)

would be included in GDP because they are part of government purchases.

b)

would not be included in GDP because the government raises taxes to pay for them.

c)

would not be included in GDP because they are transfer payments.

d)

would be included in GDP as an increase in investment and a decrease in taxes.

e)

would be included in GDP because they are part of investment expenditures.

21.

If the Nominal interest rate was 12% and inflation was 3%; what was the real interest rate?

a)

12%

b)

15%

c)

9%

22.

If the inflation rate was 5% and the the nominal interest rate was 5%; what was the real interest rate?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

0%

d)

none of the above.

23.

in 1920 a loaf bread cost .05. If the CPI in 1920 was 18 and in 20220 it was 265; what would be true?

a)

A loaf of bread in 1920 was cheaper than a loaf bread that sells for $1 in 2020.

b)

A loaf of bread in 1920 was more valuable than a loaf of bread that sells for $2 in 2020.

c)

A loaf of bread in 1920 at .05 would sell for $3 in 2020 dollars.

d)

A loaf of bread in 1920 would be worth less than a loaf of bread that sells for .50 in 2020 dollars.

24.

Which of the following is NOT a problem that the consumer price index does not account for.

a)

quality of goods that are produced

b)

the number of new goods that are produced

c)

the price changes of goods from one year to the next.

d)

the substitution effect when prices increase for a good that is fixed in the market basket.