ECON 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gdp Deflator, Herbert Hoover, Real Interest Rate

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: consider a small economy in which consumers buy only two goods: apples and pears. ___: after the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001, governments within the united states raised expenditures to increase security at airports. In 1931, president herbert hoover was paid a salary of ,000. Government statistics show a consumer price index of 15. 2 for 1931 and 214. 5 for 2009. President hoover"s 1931 salary was equivalent to a 2009 salary of about: ,507, ,058,388, ,140,000, ,525,000. ___: suppose that a decrease in the price of good x results in fewer units of good y being sold. In japan in 2000, nominal interest rates were 1. 5 percent and the inflation rate was -0. 5 percent. If a small country has current nominal gdp of billion and a gdp deflator of 50, what is its real gdp: billion, billion, billion, billion.

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Real versus nominal GDP

Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: apples and muffins. The following table shows the prices and quantities of the goods over a three-year period.

Year	Apples		Muffins
	Price	Quantity	Price	Quantity
	(Dollars per apple)	(Number of apples)	(Dollars per muffin)	(Number of muffins)
2008	1	150	2	160
2009	2	135	4	230
2010	3	110	4	165

Use the information from the previous table to fill in the following table.

Year	Nominal GDP	Real GDP
Year	(Dollars)	(The base year 2008, dollars)
2008
2009
2010

1. From 2009 to 2010, nominal GDP (decreased or increased), and real GDP (decreased or increased).

2. Why is real GDP a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal GDP?

A. Real GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy produces, but nominal GDP measures the value of the goods and services an economy consumes.

B. Nominal GDP is adjusted for the effects of inflation or deflation, whereas real GDP is not.

C. Real GDP is not influenced by price changes, but nominal GDP is.

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Real versus nominal GDP

Consider a simple economy that produces two goods: apples and oranges. The following table shows the prices and quantities for the goods over a three-year period.

Year	Apples		Oranges
	Price	Quantity	Price	Quantity
	(Dollars per apple)	(Number of apples)	(Dollars per orange)	(Number of oranges)
2010	1	120	1	195
2011	2	130	4	195
2012	4	130	4	145

A. Use the information from the previous table to fill in the following table.

Year	Nominal GDP	Real GDP	GDP Deflator
Year	(Dollars)	(Base year 2010, Dollars)	GDP Deflator
2010
2011
2012

B. From 2011 to 2012, change in nominal GDP is __________, and real GDP is ________.

C. The inflation rate in 2012 was ____________.

D. Why is real GDP a more accurate measure of an economy's production than nominal GDP?

a. Real GDP does not include the value of intermediate goods and services, but nominal GDP does.

b. Real GDP includes the value of exports, but nominal GDP does not.

c. Real GDP is not influenced by price changes, but nominal GDP is.

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1. The peak of the business cycle

a. usually occurs when the natural rate of unemployment is equal to its actual rate.

b. is the point where an expansion ends and a recession begins

c. is the minimum level of nominal GDP.

2. The consumer price index (CPI) reflects

a. the median annual expenditures of a typical single family of four on consumer goods

b. the average price of all goods and services computed from the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP.

c. the changes in the prices of goods and services typically purchased by consumers.

3. The Consumer Price Index is NOT used

a. to measure the average price level of all final goods and services produced

b. to compute the U.S. inflation rate.

c. to measure changes in the cost of living

4. Which of the following is true of a price index that uses a fixed market basket?

a. It excludes new goods and services

b. It accurately predicts the impact of rising prices when purchases are made at superstores.

c. It overstates the importance of items that fall in price.

5. A quality-change bias in the construction of the CPI arises because

a. big box stores that carry electronic goods routinely run sales to reduce their inventories before stocking new models.

b. consumers also shop at superstores or outlet stores

c. newer versions of a product might be more expensive but could also be better than the older version.

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