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Chapter23Measuring a Nations IncomeMULTIPLE CHOICE1.Macroeconomists studya.the decisions of individual households and firms.b.the interaction between households and firms.c.economy-wide phenomena.d.regulations imposed on firms and unions.ANS:CDIF:1REF:10-0NAT:AnalyticLOC:The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP:MacroeconomicsMSC:Definitional2.Which of the following newspaper headlines is more closely related to what microeconomists study than to what macroeconomists study?a.Unemployment rate rises from 5 percent to 5.5 percent.b.Real GDP grows by 3.1 percent in the third quarter.c.Retail sales at stores show large gains.d.The price of oranges rises after an early frost.ANS:DDIF:2REF:10-0NAT:AnalyticLOC:The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP:MacroeconomicsMSC:Interpretive3.Which of the following questions is more likely to be studied by a microeconomist than a macroeconomist?a.Why do prices in general rise by more in some countries than in others?b.Why do wages differ across industries?c.Why do national production and income increase in some periods and not in others?d.How rapidly is GDP currently increasing?ANS:BDIF:2REF:10-0NAT:AnalyticLOC:The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP:MacroeconomicsMSC:Interpretive4.Which of the following topics are more likely to be studied by a macroeconomist than by a microeconomist?a.the effect of taxes on the prices of airline tickets, and the profitability of automobile-manufacturing firmsb.the price of beef, and wage differences between gendersc.how consumers maximize utility, and how prices are established in markets for agricultural productsd.the percentage of the labor force that is out of work, and differences in average income from country to countryANS:DDIF:2REF:10-0NAT:AnalyticLOC:The study of economics and definitions in economicsTOP:MacroeconomicsMSC:Interpretive5.We would expect a macroeconomist, as opposed to a microeconomist, to be particularly interested in a.explaining how