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Question #1

GDP excludes the following types of non-production transactions:

A. Both purely financial transactions & second hand sales

B. Purely financial transactions

C. Second hand sales

D. Acquisitions of new goods

Question #2

The US is frequently referred to as a service economy

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

When calculating GDP using the expenditures and income approach, the GDP amount should be:

A. The same using both methods

B. Different because the income approach is more correct

C. It doesn't matter as both approaches are wrong

D. Different because the expenditures approach is more correct

Question #4

What is the name of the part of the economy that is excluded in the GDP amount?

A. Underground economy

B. In-ground economy

C. Level ground economy

D. Above ground economy