The Statistical Discrepancy That Regularly Arises in National Income Accounting

question 110

Multiple Choice

The statistical discrepancy that regularly arises in national income accounting refers to the slight difference between

• A)personal income and personal disposable income.
• B)estimates of GDP and actual GDP.
• C)the income and expenditure approaches to the calculation of GDP.
• D)the quarterly and annual approaches to the calculation of GDP.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A legal maximum price set by authorities for goods or services, intended to prevent prices from rising above a certain level to protect consumers.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a stable market condition.

Government Implements

Actions taken by the government to put policies, regulations, or laws into effect.

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on how high a price can be charged on a product, intended to protect consumers from high prices.