Macroeconomics Questions

Diminishing marginal utility of wealth implies that the utility function a. has increasing slope and a person is risk averse. b. has increasing slope and a person is not risk averse. c. has decreasing slope and a person is risk averse d. has decreasing slope and a person is not risk averse.

Monetary neutrality means that a change in the money supply a. does not change real variables. Most economists think this is a good description of the economy in the short run and in the long run. b. does not change real variables. Most economists think this is a good description of the economy in the long run but not the short run. c. does not change nominal variables. Most economists think this is a good description of the economy in the short-run and the long run. d. does not change nominal variables. Most economists think this is a good description of the economy in the long run but not the short run.

Suppose that interest rates unexpectedly rise and that FineLine Corporation announces that revenues from last quarter were down but not as much as the public had anticipated they would be down. According to the efficient markets hypothesis, which of these things make the price of FineLine Corporation Stock fall? a. both the interest rate rising and the revenue announcement b. neither the interest rate rising nor the revenue announcementc. only the interest rate rising d. only the revenue announcement

The Fed's control of the money supply is not precise because a. Congress can also make changes to the money supply. b. there are not always government bonds available for purchase when the Fed wants to perform open-market operations. c. the Fed does not know where all U.S. currency is located. d. the amount of money in the economy depends in part on the behavior of depositors and bankers.

An important function of the U.S. Federal Reserve is to a. set the debt ceiling. b. fund Congressional spending. c. control the supply of money. d. mint coins.

The primary economic function of the financial system is to a. keep interest rates low. b. provide expert advice to savers and investors. c. match one person's consumption expenditures with another person's capital expenditures. d. match one person's saving with another person's investment.

An economic expansion caused by a shift in aggregate demand causes prices to a. rise in the short run, and rise even more in the long run. b. rise in the short run, and fall back to their original level in the long run. c. fall in the short run, and fall even more in the long run. d. fall in the short run, and rise back to their original level in the long run

Wealth is redistributed from debtors to creditors when inflation was expected to be a. high and it turns out to be high. b. low and it turns out to be low. c. low and it turns out to be high. d. high and it turns out to be low.

Most economists use the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model primarily to analyze a. short-run fluctuations in the economy. b. the effects of macroeconomic policy on the prices of individual goods. c. the long-run effects of international trade policies. d. productivity and economic growth

If the reserve requirement is 12 percent and banks desire to hold no excess reserves, when a bank receives a new deposit of $1,000, a. it must increase its required reserves by more than $150. b. its total reserves initially increase by $120. c. it will be able to make new loans up to a maximum of $880. d. None of the above is correct

An open-market sale a. increases the number of dollars and the number of bonds in the hands of the public. b. increases the number of dollars in the hands of the public and decreases the number of bonds in the hands of the public. c. decreases the number of dollars and the number of bonds in the hands of the public. d. decreases the number of dollars in the hands of the public and increases the number of bonds in the hands of the public.

Bank regulators impose capital requirements in order to a. increase the amount of leverage in the economy. b. provide an incentive for banks to hold risky assets. c. ensure banks can pay off depositors. d. increase the probability of a credit crunch.

The logic behind the catch-up effect is that a. workers in countries with low incomes will work more hours than workers in countries with high incomes. b. the capital stock in rich countries deteriorates at a higher rate because it already has a lot of capital. c. new capital adds more to production in a country that doesn't have much capital than in a country that already has much capital. d. None of the above is correct.

Suppose there are constant returns to scale. Now suppose that over time a country doubles its workers, its natural resources, its physical capital, and its human capital, but its technology is unchanged. Which of the following would double? a. both output and productivity b. output, but not productivity c. productivity, but not output d. neither productivity nor output

LOOK AT GRAPHOn the horizontal axis, K/L represents capital (K) per worker (L). On the vertical axis, Y/L represents output (Y) per worker (L). The shape of the curve is consistent with which of the following statements about the economy to which the curve applies? a. In the long run, a higher saving rate leads to a higher level of productivity. b. In the long run, a higher saving rate leads to a higher level of income.c. In the long run, a higher saving rate leads to neither a higher growth rate of productivity nor a higher growth rate of income. d. All of the above are correct.

Accumulating capital a. requires that society sacrifice consumption goods in the present.b. allows society to consume more in the present. c. decreases saving rates. d. involves no tradeoffs.

If there is shortage of loanable funds, then a. the supply for loanable funds shifts right and the demand shifts left. b. the supply for loanable funds shifts left and the demand shifts right. c. neither curve shifts, but the quantity of loanable funds supplied increases and the quantity demanded decreases as the interest rate rises to equilibrium. d. neither curve shifts, but the quantity of loanable funds supplied decreases and the quantity demanded increases as the interest rate falls to equilibrium.

Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy. GDP = $5 trillion consumption = $3.1 trillion government purchases = $0.7 trilliontaxes = $0.9 trillionSuppose, for this economy, the relationship between the real interest rate, r, and investment, I, is given by the equation I = 10.78 - 3.03r. (If, for example, r = 10, this means that the real interest rate is 10 percent.) The equilibrium real interest rate for this economy is a. 3.19 percent. b. 3.00 percent. c. 3.16 percent. d. 7.14 percent.

Which of the following both make the interest rate on a bond higher than otherwise? a. the interest it pays is taxed and it was issued by a financially strong corporation b. the interest it pays is taxed and it was issued by a financially weak corporation c. the interest it pays is tax exempt and it was issued by a financially strong corporation d. the interest it pays is tax exempt and it was issued by a financially weak corporation

Which of the following statements is correct?a. The total income in the economy that remains after paying for consumption and government purchases is called private saving. b. The sum of private saving and national saving is called public saving. c. For a closed economy, the sum of private saving and public saving must equal investment. d. For a closed economy, the sum of consumption, national saving, and taxes must equal GDP