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ec501234

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To calculate GDP, economists begin with total income earned and then subtract total expenditure by the four sectors of the economy. Is the previous sentence true or false? Explain your answer.
 
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Question 2

If the dollar to euro exchange rate moves from 1.1 to 0.9 dollars per euro, then the dollar has ________ and the euro has ________.
 
  A) appreciated; depreciated B) appreciated; appreciated
  C) depreciated; depreciated D) depreciated; appreciated



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Answer to Question 1

The sentence is false. To calculate GDP, economists can begin with total income and then make a few adjustments but they do not subtract total expenditure. Alternatively, economists can sum total expenditure by the economy's four sectors, but this summation is GDP.

Answer to Question 2

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