If Nominal GDP Decreases from One Year to the Next,_____

question 300

Multiple Choice

If nominal GDP decreases from one year to the next,_____ must have fallen.

• A) prices
• B) real GDP
• C) prices and real GDP
• D) real GDP or prices or both

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Definitions:

Impaired Goodwill

Impaired goodwill occurs when the market value of a company's goodwill asset falls below its recorded value on financial statements, prompting a write-down to reflect the reduced value.

Amortization

The method of slowly amortizing the initial expense of a non-physical asset over the period it is expected to be used.

Units-Of-Output Method

A depreciation method where the expense is based on the actual output or usage of the asset, rather than the passage of time.

Double-Declining-Balance Method

A method of accelerated depreciation that doubles the straight-line depreciation rate, leading to higher depreciation expenses in the initial years of asset use.