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GDP is the total market value of:
Correct answer: Final goods and services produced inside a country in a year
Only final goods are counted to avoid double counting.
GNP is equal to:
Correct answer: GDP plus net factor income from abroad
GNP counts the income of citizens wherever it is earned.
NNP is equal to:
Correct answer: GNP minus depreciation
It takes into account the wear and tear of capital.
Which of these is NOT counted in GDP?
Correct answer: Pensions paid by the government
A pension is a transfer payment and nothing is produced.
The expenditure method gives GDP as:
Correct answer: C + I + G + (X - M)
It adds spending on final goods and services.
C = 600, I = 200, G = 150, X = 100 and M = 80. GDP is:
Value added is:
Correct answer: The value of output less the value of intermediate goods
The product method adds the value added at each stage.
Real GDP is measured at:
Correct answer: Constant prices of a base year
It removes the effect of price changes.
Nominal GDP is 500 and real GDP is 400. The GDP deflator is:
Which of these is a leakage from the circular flow of income?
Correct answer: Savings
Savings, taxes and imports take money out of the flow.
Per capita income is calculated as:
Correct answer: National income divided by population
It is the average income per person.
Counting the same output more than once in GDP is called:
Correct answer: Double counting
It happens if intermediate goods are added to final goods.