ECO - Macroeconomics assignment

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Question 1 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

For the next 6 questions use the following information:

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 1, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 1 options:

 

 

The budget has a surplus of $100 billion

 

The national debt is $100 billion

 

The budget has a deficit of $100 billion

 

There is a balanced budget

 

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Question 2 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Using the following budget

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 2, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 2 options:

 

 

The budget has a surplus of $350 billion

 

The national debt is $250 billion

 

The budget has a deficit of $150 billion

 

There is a balanced budget

 

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Question 3 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Using the following budget

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 3, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 3 options:

 

 

the government has experienced deficit growth

 

the government experienced zero deficit growth

 

the government has experienced deficit reduction

 

the national debt did not grow

 

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Question 4 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Using the following budget

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 4, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 4 options:

 

 

the government's deficit increased by $50 billion

 

the government experienced zero deficit growth

 

the government's deficit increased has by $150 billion

 

the government's debt increased by $50 billion

 

two of the above are correct

 

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Question 5 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Using the following budget

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 5, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 5 options:

 

 

the deficit increased by $150 billion

 

the government has a $50 billion budget surplus

 

the deficit decreased by $150 billion

 

the government's debt increased by $450 billion

 

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Question 6 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Using the following budget

 

                       Revenues                     Expenditures

 

Year 1             $100 billion                 $100 billion

 

Year 2             $100 billion                 $250 billion

 

Year 3             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 4             $100 billion                 $150 billion

 

Year 5             $200 billion                 $150 billion

 

At the completion of year 5, which is true?

 

 

 

Question 6 options:

 

 

the national debt is at $50 billion

 

the national debt is at $100 billion

 

the national debt is at $150 billion

 

the national debt is at $200 billion

 

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Question 7 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If banks do not make all of their XSR available:

 

 

 

Question 7 options:

 

 

then, the money multiplier gets larger

 

then, the growth of MS slows down

 

then, the growth of MS speeds up

 

there is no effect on the growth of MS

 

both a & c are correct

 

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Question 8 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and TR = $200,000 what would XSR equal:

 

 

 

Question 8 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$180,000

 

$800,000

 

$1,800,000

 

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Question 9 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and TR = $200,000 what are the required reserves:

 

 

 

Question 9 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$180,000

 

$800,000

 

$1,800,000

 

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Question 10 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and TR = $200,000 what is the total growth of MS:

 

 

 

Question 10 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$180,000

 

$800,000

 

$1,800,000

 

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Question 11 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and a bank's TR = $200,000 what are the required reserves if a bank uses a 20% capital account?

 

 

 

Question 11 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$40,000

 

$36,000

 

$144,000

 

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Question 12 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and a bank's TR = $200,000 what are excess reserves if a bank uses a 20% capital account?

 

 

 

Question 12 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$40,000

 

$180,000

 

$1,400,000

 

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Question 13 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If the FED sets a Z of 10% and a bank's TR = $200,000 what is the total growth of MS if a bank uses a 50% capital account?

 

 

 

Question 13 options:

 

 

$20,000

 

$90,000

 

$900,000

 

$9,000,000

 

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Question 14 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Which occurred during Clinton's presidency?

 

 

 

Question 14 options:

 

 

the government ran a trillion dollar deficit

 

the government ran a balance budget

 

the government ran a surplus budget

 

universal public health care was enacted

 

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Question 15 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution has a _____ externality associated with it, so the government should ______ the industry

 

 

 

Question 15 options:

 

 

positive; tax

 

negative; tax

 

positive; subsidize

 

negative; subsidize

 

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Question 16 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

An example of fiat money is:

 

 

 

Question 16 options:

 

 

The United States Dollar

 

Italian Goldsmith certificates

 

gold coins

 

silver coins

 

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Question 17 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following to answer questions 17 - 20:

 

Governmental Spending = $7,000,000

 

Consumption = $15,000,000

 

Imports = $5,000,000

 

Investments = $5,000,000     

 

Taxes = $6,000,000

 

Exports = $8,000,000

 

Savings = $9,000, 000

 

What is the situation in the area of trade?

 

 

 

Question 17 options:

 

 

A trade-surplus of $11,000,000

 

A trade-deficit of $11,000,000

 

A trade-surplus of $3,000,000

 

A trade-deficit of $3,000,000

 

A trade-balance exists

 

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Question 18 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following to answer questions 17 - 20:

 

Governmental Spending = $7,000,000

 

Consumption = $15,000,000

 

Imports = $5,000,000

 

Investments = $5,000,000     

 

Taxes = $6,000,000

 

Exports = $8,000,000

 

Savings = $9,000, 000

 

If Fila, an Italian shoe manufacturer, opens a plant in Statesboro, GA generating  $9,000,000 in new investment, what is the USA "GNP"?

 

 

 

Question 18 options:

 

 

$30,000,000

 

$31,000,000

 

$39,000,000

 

$40,000,000

 

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Question 19 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following to answer questions 17 - 20:

 

Governmental Spending = $7,000,000

 

Consumption = $15,000,000

 

Imports = $5,000,000

 

Investments = $5,000,000     

 

Taxes = $6,000,000

 

Exports = $8,000,000

 

Savings = $9,000, 000

 

If Fila, opens a plant in Statesboro, GA generating $9,000,000 in new investment, what is the USA "GDP"?

 

 

 

Question 19 options:

 

 

$30,000,000

 

$31,000,000

 

$39,000,000

 

$40,000,000

 

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Question 20 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following to answer questions 17 - 20:

 

Governmental Spending = $7,000,000

 

Consumption = $15,000,000

 

Imports = $5,000,000

 

Investments = $5,000,000     

 

Taxes = $6,000,000

 

Exports = $8,000,000

 

Savings = $9,000, 000

 

Which of the following are true statements?

 

 

 

Question 20 options:

 

 

Leakages = 20 million & Injections = 12 million

 

Leakages = 12 million & Injections = 20 million

 

Leakages = 12 million & Injections = 35 million

 

Leakages = 20 million & Injections = 20 million

 

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Question 21 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

The inflationary expectation of the 1960's was initially caused by:

 

 

 

Question 21 options:

 

 

OPEC oil prices

 

the Kennedy tax cut

 

Nixon taking the USA off the gold standard

 

the Nixon tax increase

 

Eisenhower's crowding out effect

 

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Question 22 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

To measure true economic growth one should:

 

 

 

Question 22 options:

 

 

focus on nominal GDP

 

focus on real GDP

 

focus on real wages

 

focus on nominal wages

 

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Question 23 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information how many people are frictionally unemployed?

 

 

 

Question 23 options:

 

 

1,000,000

 

2,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

12,000,000

 

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Question 24 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information how many people are structurally unemployed?

 

 

 

Question 24 options:

 

 

1,000,000

 

2,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

12,000,000

 

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Question 25 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information how many people are cyclically unemployed?

 

 

 

Question 25 options:

 

 

1,000,000

 

2,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

12,000,000

 

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Question 26 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information how many people are not in the labor force?

 

 

 

Question 26 options:

 

 

1,000,000

 

2,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

12,000,000

 

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Question 27 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information what is the unemployment rate?

 

 

 

Question 27 options:

 

 

35%

 

40%

 

65%

 

67%

 

80%

 

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Question 28 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000        seasonally displaced workers             

 

2,000,000        technology-displaced workers                       

 

5,000,000        stay at home parents

 

5,000,000        new college graduates seeking a taxable income

 

12,000,000      people earning a taxable income

 

Based on the above information what is the natural rate of unemployment?

 

 

 

Question 28 options:

 

 

35%

 

40%

 

65%

 

67%

 

80%

 

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Question 29 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

JFK's solution to lower unemployment included

 

 

 

Question 29 options:

 

 

Increasing the MS

 

Decreasing taxes

 

Decreasing interest rates

 

Increasing taxes

 

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Question 30 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Based on the information

 

                        Iberia               Sri Lanka

 

Shoes              100                              150

 

Socks              50                                300 

 

Sri Lanka has an absolute advantage in:

 

 

 

Question 30 options:

 

 

Socks.

 

Shoes.

 

both Socks and Shoes.

 

neither Socks nor Shoes

 

None of the above

 

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Question 31 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                        Iberia               Sri Lanka

 

Shoes              100                              150

 

Socks              50                                300 

 

The opportunity cost of Iberian shoes is:

 

 

 

Question 31 options:

 

 

2 Socks.

 

3 Socks

 

6 Socks.

 

1/2 Sock

 

1/3 Sock

 

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Question 32 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                        Iberia               Sri Lanka

 

Shoes              100                              150

 

Socks              50                                300 

 

Iberia has a comparative advantage in:

 

 

 

Question 32 options:

 

 

Socks.

 

Shoes.

 

both Socks and Shoes.

 

neither Socks nor Shoes

 

None of the above

 

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Question 33 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

What do you call a loan a bank makes to another commercial bank?

 

 

 

Question 33 options:

 

 

a discount

 

a loan

 

a FED-fund

 

an interest

 

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Question 34 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

What do you call a loan the FED makes to a commercial bank?

 

 

 

Question 34 options:

 

 

a discount

 

a loan

 

a FED-fund

 

an interest

 

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Question 35 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following Market Research for questions 35 - 38

 

QD = 3000 - 500P and QS = 400 + 800P

 

What is the market equilibrium price?

 

 

 

Question 35 options:

 

 

$2.00

 

$1.00

 

50 cents

 

20 cents

 

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Question 36 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following Market Research for questions 35 - 38

 

QD = 3000 - 500P and QS = 400 + 800P

 

What is the equilibrium quantity?

 

 

 

Question 36 options:

 

 

1540 units

 

2000 units

 

2200 units

 

2300 units

 

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Question 37 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following Market Research for questions 35 - 38

 

QD = 3000 - 500P and QS = 400 + 800P

 

What is correct at a price of $0.50 (50 cents):

 

 

 

Question 37 options:

 

 

Qs = 2750 units

 

Qd is 1950 units less than Qs

 

Qs is 1950 units greater than Qd

 

a shortage of 1950 units exists

 

two of the above are correct

 

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Question 38 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following Market Research for questions 35 - 38

 

QD = 3000 - 500P and QS = 400 + 800P

 

What is correct at a price of $3.50:

 

 

 

Question 38 options:

 

 

Qs = 1250 units

 

Qd is 1950 units greater than Qs

 

Qs is 1950 units less than Qd

 

a surplus of 1950 units exists

 

two of the above are correct

 

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Question 39 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If an inflationary period started, what should the FED do?

 

 

 

Question 39 options:

 

 

increase the discount rate

 

decrease the "Z"

 

buy governmental securities

 

increase governmental spending

 

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Question 40 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If a recession started, what should the FED do?

 

 

 

Question 40 options:

 

 

sell governmental securities

 

decrease the "Z"

 

lower taxes

 

increase governmental spending

 

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Question 41 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Shoes           Sandals

 

combination A.                       200                  0

 

combination B.                       170                 30

 

combination C.                       140                 50

 

combination D.                       110                 60

 

combination E.                         80                 65

 

If we were to graph the above production schedule, the PPC would be:

 

 

 

Question 41 options:

 

 

linear

 

non-linear

 

representative of interchange resources

 

Both a & c are correct

 

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Question 42 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Shoes           Sandals

 

combination A.                       200                  0

 

combination B.                       170                 30

 

combination C.                       140                 50

 

combination D.                       110                 60

 

combination E.                         80                 65

 

Using the above production schedule which movement depicts the greatest opportunity costs

 

 

 

Question 42 options:

 

 

A to B

 

B to C

 

C to D

 

D to E

 

all opportunity costs are constant

 

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Question 43 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Shoes           Sandals

 

combination A.                       200                  0

 

combination B.                       170                 30

 

combination C.                       140                 50

 

combination D.                       110                 60

 

combination E.                         80                 65

 

The output combination 170 shoes and 30 sandals represents?

 

 

 

Question 43 options:

 

 

unemployment

 

efficient production

 

unobtainable production

 

inefficient production

 

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Question 44 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Shoes           Sandals

 

combination A.                       200                  0

 

combination B.                       170                 30

 

combination C.                       140                 50

 

combination D.                       110                 60

 

combination E.                         80                 65

 

The output combination 150 shoes and 50 sandals represents?

 

 

 

Question 44 options:

 

 

non-differential production

 

efficient production

 

unobtainable production

 

inefficient production

 

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Question 45 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

                                              Shoes           Sandals

 

combination A.                       200                  0

 

combination B.                       170                 30

 

combination C.                       140                 50

 

combination D.                       110                 60

 

combination E.                         80                 65

 

The output combination 150 shoes and 30 sandals represents?

 

 

 

Question 45 options:

 

 

non-differential production

 

efficient production

 

unobtainable production

 

inefficient production

 

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Question 46 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

Which negative externality is attached to Inflation:

 

 

 

Question 46 options:

 

 

crime

 

a reduction in economic growth potential

 

overspending by the government

 

the absence of government in the market

 

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Question 47 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

If inflation started, what should the FED do?

 

 

 

Question 47 options:

 

 

sell governmental securities

 

decrease the "Z"

 

lower taxes

 

increase governmental spending

 

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Question 48 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the cost of cheese (a key ingredient used to make pizza) increases, which of the following is the most likely equilibrium price and quantity combination?

 

 

 

Question 48 options:

 

 

Pa, Qa

 

Pb, Qb

 

Pc, Qc

 

Po, Qo

 

Px, Qb

 

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Question 49 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ignore the cheese change from the previous question, i.e., "Do" and "So" currently determine the market. What would happen in this market if the price of Cokes, a compliment to pizza increased i.e. what is the most likely market equilibrium?

 

 

 

Question 49 options:

 

 

Pa, Qa

 

Pb, Qb

 

Pc, Qc

 

Po, Qo

 

Px, Qb

 

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Question 50 (3 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assume that the market is now in equilibrium at Pb and Qb. Which of the following could lead to a new equilibrium of Pc and Qc?  Sub sandwiches and pizza are considered substitute products.

 

 

 

Question 50 options:

 

 

An improvement in production technology for pizza and an increase in the "Sub" price.

 

An improvement in production technology for pizza and a decrease in "Sub" price.

 

The closing of a pizza production plant and a decrease in the "Sub" price.

 

The closing of a pizza production plant and an increase in the "Sub" price.

 

 

 

 

 

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