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Transcribed Image Text:### Quiz: Understanding GDP Measurement
**2. True or False?** When we measure GDP, it’s always better to measure aggregate expenditure rather than aggregate production.
- A. True
- B. False
**3. What accounts for the difference in real GDP vs. nominal GDP for the same year?**
- A. Month of the year measurement is taken in
- B. Which government agency reports the number
- C. What price level is used
- D. Whether exports exceed imports that year or vice versa
**4. Which U.S. federal agency produces GDP data for the U.S.?**
- A. BEA
- B. CIA
- C. FBI
- D. FDA
**5. Real GDP rose from $3 trillion to $3.1 trillion in one year. What’s the GDP growth rate?**
- A. 0.1%
- B. 3.2%
- C. 3.3%
- D. 10%
**6. In our model of production for studying the GDP, what does lower-case y stand for?**
- A. Productivity parameter
- B. Per capita GDP
- C. Marginal GDP
- D. Per capita capital
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of final goods and services produced in the economy in the given period.
When the value of GDP is measured at the current price level at is referred as nominal GDP.
When the value of GDP is measured at base year prices it is referred to as the real GDP. Real GDP is adjusted for inflation and hence a better meeasure to comapre the growth of nation.
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