In GDP Accounting, the Value of the Total Final Output

question 10

Multiple Choice

In GDP accounting, the value of the total final output in a given period equals the value of the:

• A) total income generated by the production of final goods and services in that period.
• B) net revenue earned from the sales of intermediate goods and services during that period.
• C) total profit earned by firms involved in the production of the output during that period.
• D) total inputs used in the production of the final output in that period.

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Definitions:

Interest Rates

The expense associated with obtaining a loan, or the incentive for depositing funds, usually shown as a percentage of the original amount.

Zero-Coupon Bond

A bond that does not pay periodic interest payments but is issued at a deep discount from the face value and is redeemed at the face value at maturity.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset or liability to changes in interest rates, often used with bonds to assess interest rate risk.

Coupon Bond

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