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1
A country's living standard is measured through:
A)Nominal GDP
B)Real GDP
C)Nominal GDP per capita
D)Real GDP per capita
2
Real GDP per person is influenced by:
A)Average labor productivity
B)Population size
C)Number of people employed
D)All of the above
3
The most important source of average labor productivity improvement is:
A)Technology
B)Entrepreneurship and management
C)Human capital
D)Physical capital
4
When the addition of capital to other inputs that are held constant results in an increase in output by less than the previous capital increase, this is known as:
A)Increasing returns to capital
B)Constant returns to capital
C)Diminishing returns to capital
D)Decreasing opportunity cost
5
If we were to graph the relationship between real GDP per worker and real capital per worker, the curve will be:
A)Horizontal
B)Vertical
C)Upward sloping
D)Downward sloping
6
Relatively small percentage growth rates in GDP per capita:
A)Have a large effect over a long period of time
B)Have a small effect even with long periods of time
C)Have a large effect in the short run
D)None of the above
7
If real GDP amounted to AED 200 billion, and the population amounts to 5 million, then the income per capita is:
A)30,000
B)35,000
C)40,000
D)45,000

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8
Real GDP per capita in country A is:
A)20,000
B)25,000
C)30,000
D)35,000
9
Which of the following statements is true?
A)The standard of living in Country A is higher than that in Country B
B)The standard of living in Country A is lower than that in Country B
C)The standard of living in Country A is the same as that in Country B
D)None of the above
10
If a country's real GDP per capita growth rate is -2.3%, this means that:
A)The standard of living is improving
B)The standard of living is constant
C)The standard of living is deteriorating
D)None of the above







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