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:

Interest Days

The number of days over which interest is calculated on a loan or financial instrument.

Coupon Bond

A type of bond that pays the holder interest at a fixed rate, typically semi-annually, until maturity when the face value is repaid.

Ask Price

The lowest price at which a seller is willing to sell a financial asset, commodity, or currency in the market at a particular time.

Accrued Interest

Accrued interest is the interest that has been earned but not yet received or paid, accumulating on bonds and loans from one payment period to the next.