The Most Commonly Used Metric for Measuring the Value of a National

question 49

Multiple Choice

The most commonly used metric for measuring the value of a national economy is:

• A) gross domestic product (GDP).
• B) gross national product (GNP).
• C) gross national income (GNI).
• D) gross domestic income (GDI).

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Definitions:

Acetylene

A colorless, highly flammable gas, C2H2, used as a fuel and a building block for synthetic materials; it’s the simplest alkyne.

Methanol

A light, volatile, colorless liquid alcohol, CH₃OH, used as a solvent, antifreeze, fuel, and as a starting material for chemical synthesis.

Single Bonds

Chemical bonds involving the sharing of one pair of valence electrons between two atoms, typically indicative of a stable chemical linkage.

Formaldehyde

A colorless, strong-smelling gas used in making building materials and many household products, known chemically as CH2O.