ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

GDP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Just like calculating your own income GDP measures ____
A
how well the U.S. is doing financially.
B
How poorly goods and services are distributed.
C
The best way for resources to be obtained.
D
How the United States is doing with their allies.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -income approach to GDP an approach to calculating GDP that involves adding up all of the income earned within the borders of a country in a given year; the income approach adds up wages, rents, interest, and profits.

Detailed explanation-2: -GDP is measured by taking the quantities of all goods and services produced, multiplying them by their prices, and summing the total. GDP can be measured either by the sum of what is purchased in the economy or by what is produced. Demand can be divided into consumption, investment, government, exports, and imports.

Detailed explanation-3: -In short, GDP does not directly measure those things that make life worthwhile, but it does measure our ability to obtain many of the inputs into a worthwhile life. GDP is not, however, a perfect measure of well-being. Some things that contribute to a good life are left out of GDP.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gross domestic product (GDP) is the standard measure of the value added created through the production of goods and services in a country during a certain period. As such, it also measures the income earned from that production, or the total amount spent on final goods and services (less imports).

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