Measurement of National Income-Important Questions

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 14: Measurement of National Income

  1. Define the concept of Value Added method?
  2. Distinguish between intermediate consumption and final consumption?
  3. Whether the following items will be included in national income? Give reasons for your answer.
    1. Bonus to employees
    2. Purchase of books by a student
    3. Bus fare paid by a passenger
    4. Wages received by an Indian working in British embassy.
    5. Free meals to beggars
    6. Gifts to trust from china.
    7. Expenditure incurred by normal residents on foreign travel.
    8. Financial help to flood victims.
  4. Are the following a part of a country’s net domestic product at market price? Explain
    1. Net indirect taxes
    2. Net exports
    3. Net factor income from capital
    4. Consumption of fixed capital
  5. How would the following transactions affect the national income?
    Particulars Rs. in crores
    Sale of an old house 10,00,000
    Commission to broker on sale of old house 20,000
    Purchase of shares 2,000
    Interest on national debt 2,000
    Salary to doctor of private hospital 25,000
    Purchase of a new car by a firm 3,25,000
    Payment of bonus to employees 4,000
  6. Define externalities. Give an example of negative externality. What is its impact on welfare?
  7. Use the following information:-
    Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
    Nominal GDP 6.5 8.4 9
    GDP Deflator 100 140 125
    1. For which year is real GDP and nominal GDP same and why?
    2. Calculate Real GDP for the given years. Is there any year for which Real GDP falls?
  8. What is meant by problem of double counting? How this problem can be avoided?
  9. Define operating surplus. State its components.
  10. Explain mixed income of self-employed and give an example?
  11. What is real gross domestic product?
  12. Give the meaning of Nominal GDP and Real GDP. Which of these is the indicator of economic welfare?
  13. If the real GDP is Rs.300 and Nominal GDP is Rs. 330 calculate price index.
  14. Given real income to be 400 and price index be 100, calculate nominal income.
  15. Write any two differences between GDP at constant price and GDP at current prices.
  16. Explain the precautions that should be taken while estimating national income by value added method.
  17. In an economy following transactions took place. Calculate the value of output and value added by Firm B.
    1. Firm A sold to firm B goods of Rs. 80 crore; to firm C Rs. 50 crore to household Rs.30 crore and goods of value Rs.10 crore remains unsold.
    2. Firm B sold to firm C goods of Rs. 70 crore to firm D Rs. 40 crore; goods of value Rs. 30 crore were exported and goods of value Rs. 5 crore was sold to government.
  18. Calculate ‘value of output’ from the following data:-
    Particulars Rs. in Lakhs
    Subsidy 10
    Intermediate consumption 150
    Depreciation 30
    Goods and Services Tax 20
    Net value added at factor cost 250
    Net addition to stocks −(13)
  19. Calculate “Gross National Product at market price’’ from the following data.
    Particulars Rs. in crores
    Compensation of employees 2,000
    Interest 500
    Rent 700
    Profits 800
    Employer’s contribution to social security schemes 201
    Dividends 300
    Consumption of fixed capital 100
    Net indirect taxes 250
    Net exports 70
    Net factor income to abroad 150
    Mixed income of self employed 1,500
  20. Calculate Gross National Disposable Income from the following data:
    Items (Rs. in crore)
    (i) National income 2,000
    (ii) Net factor income from abroad (−) 50
    (iii) Consumption of fixed capital 200
    (iv) Net current transfers from rest of the world 150
    (v) Net indirect taxes 250
  21. Calculate Private Income from the following data:
    Items (Rs. in crore)
    (i) National debt interest 30
    (ii) Gross national product at market price 400
    (iii) Current transfers from government 20
    (iv) Net indirect taxes 40
    (v) Net current transfers from rest of the world (−) 10
    (vi) Net domestic product at factor cost accruing to government 50
    (vii) Consumption of fixed capital 70
  22. From the following about firm ‘Y’, calculate Net Value Added at Market Price by it:
    Items (Rs. in thousand)
    (i) Sales 300
    (ii) Depreciation 20
    (iii) Net indirect taxes 30
    (iv) Purchase of intermediate products 150
    (v) Change in stock (−)10
    (vi) Purchase of machinery 100
  23. Calculate GDPMP and NDPMP with the help of expenditure method from the data give below:
    Items (Rs. in crore)
    (i) Personal disposable income 8,600
    (ii) Personal savings 1,500
    (iii) Fixed capital formation 3
    (iv)  Net exports (−)300
    (v) Net factor income from abroad (−)500
    (vi) Net indirect taxes 600
    (vii) Government final consumption expenditure 2,200
    (viii) Change in stock 800
    (ix) Consumption of fixed capital 450
  24. From the following data, calculate:
    1. Personal Disposable Income, and
    2. National Income:
    Items (Rs. in crore)
    (i) Private income 3,000
    (ii) Compensation of employees 800
    (iii) Mixed income of self-employed 900
    (iv) Net factor income from abroad (−)50
    (v) Net retained earnings of private enterprises 600
    (vi)  Rent 350
    (vii) Profit 600
    (viii) Consumption of fixed capital 200
    (ix) Direct taxes paid by households 300
    (x) Corporation tax 350
    (xi) Net indirect taxes 250
    (xii) Net exports (−)70
    (xiii) Interest 450