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a.SocialSecuritypayments
b.purchasesofforeigngoodsandservices
c.purchasesofnewlyconstructedhomes
d.Alloftheabovearecorrect.
4.SupposenominalGDProsefrom$500billionto$600billionwhiletheGDPdeflatorincreasedfrom100to125.TherealGDP()
a.remainedconstantb.increased
c.decreasedd.cannotbecalculatedfromthesefigures
5.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectforaneconomy?
a.Incomeisgreaterthanproduction.
b.Productionisgreaterthanincome.
c.Incomealwaysequalsproduction.
d.Incomeequalsproductiononlywhensavingiszero.
6.Thegovernmentreportsthat"
GDPincreasedby1.6percentinthelastquarter."
ThisstatementmeansthatGDPincreased()
a.by6.4percentfortheyear.
b.atanannualrateof6.4percentduringthelastquarter.
c.atanannualrateof1.6percentduringthelastquarter.
d.atanannualrateof.4percentduringthelastquarter.
7.Theconsumerpriceindexisusedto()
a.trackchangesinthelevelofwholesalepricesintheeconomy.
b.monitorchangesinthecostofliving.
c.monitorchangesinthelevelofrealGDP.
d.trackchangesinthestockmarket.
8.BecausetheCPIisbasedonafixedbasketofgoods,theintroductionofnewgoodsandservicesintheeconomycausestheCPItooverestimatethecostofliving.Thisissobecause()
a.newgoodsandservicesarealwaysofhigherqualitythanexistinggoodsandservices.
b.newgoodsandservicescostlessthanexistinggoodsandservices.
c.newgoodsandservicescostmorethanexistinggoodsandservices.
d.whenanewgoodisintroduced,itgivesconsumersgreaterchoice,thusreducingtheamounttheymustspendtomaintaintheirstandardofliving.
9.WhichgoodsaresupposedtobeincludedintheCPI?
a.allgoodsandservicesproducedintheeconomy
b.allgoodsandservicesthattypicalconsumersbuy
c.allgoodsandservicesintheconsumptioncomponentoftheGDPaccounts
d.allthegoods,butnottheservices,intheconsumptioncomponentoftheGDPaccounts
10.Whentherelativepriceofagoodincreases,consumerswillrespondbybuying()
a.moreofitanditssubstitutes.b.lessofitanditssubstitutes.
c.lessofitandmoreofitssubstitutes.d.moreofitandlessofitssubstitutes.
11.Inasimplecircular-flowdiagramtotalincomeandtotalexpenditureare()
a.seldomequalbecauseofthedynamicchangeswhichoccurinaneconomy.
b.equalonlywhenallgoodsandservicesproducedaresold.
c.alwaysequalbecauseeverytransactionhasabuyerandaseller.
d.alwaysequalbecauseofaccountingrules.
12.Productivity()
a.isnearlythesameacrosscountriesandsoprovidesnohelpexplainingdifferencesacrosscountriesinthestandardofliving.
b.explainsverylittleofthedifferencesacrosscountriesinthestandardofliving.
c.explainssome,butnotmostofthedifferencesacrosscountriesinthestandardofliving.
d.explainsmostofthedifferencesacrosscountriesinthestandardofliving.
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?
a.Countriesthathavehadhigheroutputgrowthperpersonhavetypicallynotdonesowithhigherproductivitygrowth.
b.Acountry'
sstandardoflivinganditsproductivityarecloselyrelated.
c.Productivityreferstooutputproducedperhourofwork.
d.Increasesinproductivitycanbeusedtoincreaseoutputorleisure.
14.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredhumancapital?
a.knowledgeacquiredfromearlychildhoodeducationprograms
b.knowledgeacquiredfromgradeschool
c.knowledgeacquiredfromon-the-jobtraining
15.WhenacountrysavesalargerportionofitsGDP,itwillhave()
a.lessinvestment,andsohavemorecapitalandhigherproductivity.
b.lessinvestment,andsohavelesscapitalandhigherproductivity.
c.moreinvestment,andsohavemorecapitalandhigherproductivity.
d.moreinvestment,andsohavelesscapitalandhigherproductivity.
16.WhichofthefollowingequationswillalwaysrepresentGDPinanopeneconomy?
a.S=I–Gb.I=Y-C+G
c.Y=C+I+Gd.Y=C+I+G+NX
17.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredhumancapital?
a.thecomfortablechairinyourdormroomwhereyoureadeconomicstexts
b.theamountyougetpaideachweektoworkatthelibrary
c.thethingsyouhavelearnedthissemester
d.anycapitalgoodsthatrequireahumantobepresenttooperate
18.Abudgetsurplusiscreatedif()
a.thegovernmentsellsmorebondsthanitbuysback.
b.thegovernmentspendsmorethanitreceivesintaxrevenue.
c.privatesavingsaregreaterthanzero.
19.SupposethatinaclosedeconomyGDPisequalto10,000,taxesareequalto2,500Consumptionequals6,500andGovernmentexpendituresequal2,000.Whatareprivatesaving,publicsaving,andnationalsaving?
a.1500,1000,500b.1000,500,1500
c.500,1500,1000d.Noneoftheabovearecorrect.
20.Ifthetaxrevenueofthefederalgovernmentexceedsspending,thenthegovernment()
a.runsabudgetdeficit.b.runsabudgetsurplus.
c.runsanationaldebt.d.willincreasetaxes.
21.Whatisthefuturevalueof$500oneyearfromtodayiftheinterestrateis6percent?
a.$503b.$515c.$530d.Noneofthefrontiscorrect.
22.Lisadeposits$250inanaccountandoneyearlaterhas$270;
whatwastheinterestrate?
()
a.8percentb.9percent
c.10percentd.Noneoftheabovearecorrect.
23.Ariskaversepersonhas()
a.utilityandmarginalutilitycurvesthatslopeupward.
b.utilityandmarginalutilitycurvesthatslopedownward.
c.autilitycurvethatslopesdownandamarginalutilitycurvethatslopesupward.
d.autilitycurvethatslopesupwardandamarginalutilitycurvethatslopesdownward.
24.Theutilityfunctionofarisk-aversepersonhasa()
a.positiveslopeandgetssteeperaswealthincreases.
b.positiveslopebutgetsflatteraswealthincreases.
c.negativeslopebutgetssteeperaswealthincreases.
d.negativeslopeandgetsflatteraswealthincreases.
25.Whichofthefollowingisareasonfordiversification?
a.togetthehighestpossiblereturnb.togetthemostdividends
c.toeliminateriskd.toreducerisk
26.Diversificationofaportfoliocan()
a.reduceaggregateriskb.reduceidiosyncraticrisk
c.eliminateallrisksd.increasethestandarddeviationoftheportfolio’sreturn
27.Municipalbondspaya()
a.lowrateofinterestbecauseoftheirhigh-defaultriskandbecausetheinteresttheypayissubjecttofederalincometax.
b.lowrateofinterestbecauseoftheirlow-defaultriskandbecausetheinteresttheypayisnotsubjecttofederalincometax.
c.highrateofinterestbecauseoftheirhigh-defaultriskandbecausefederaltaxesmustbepaidontheinteresttheypay.
d.highrateofinterestbecauseoftheirlow-defaultriskandbecausetheinteresttheypayisnotsubjecttofederalincometax.
28.Amutualfund()
a.isafinancialmarketwheresmallfirmsmutuallyagreetosellstocksandbondstoraisefunds.
b.isfundssetasidebylocalgovernmentstolendtosmallfirmswhowanttoinvestinprojectsthataremutuallybeneficialtothefirmandcommunity.
c.sellsstocksandbondsonbehalfofsmallandlessknownfirmswhowouldotherwisehavetopayhighinteresttoobtaincredit.
d.isaninstitutionthatsellssharestothepublicandusestheproceedstobuyaselectionofvarioustypesofstocks,bonds,orbothstocksandbonds.
29.Thesupplyofloanablefundscurveisupwardslopingbecauseariseintheinterestrate()
a.decreasestheopportunitycostoffirms’investmentspending.
b.increasestheopportunitycostoffirms’investmentspending.
c.decreasestheopportunitycosttohouseholdsofconsuming.
d.increasestheopportunitycosttohouseholdsofconsuming.
30.Thelaborforceequalsthe()
a.numberofpeoplewhoareemployed.
b.numberofpeoplewhoareunemployed.
c.numberofpeopleemployedplusthenumberofpeopleunemployed.()
d.adultpopulation.
31.Acollegestudentwhoisnotworkingorlookingforajobiscountedas()
a.neitheremployednorpartofthelaborforce.
b.unemployedandinthelaborforce.
c.unemployed,butnotinthelaborforce.
d.employedandinthelaborforce.
32.
Totalpopulation
29.7
Adultpopulation
21.2
Numberofunemployed
1.2
Numberofemployed
12.1
Accordingtothestatistics,thelaborforceis()
a.12.1millionb.13.3millionc.20.0milliond.21.2million
33.Mosteconomistsagreethateliminatingunemploymentinsurancewould()
a.increaseunemploymentbecausepeoplewouldquitjobstheythoughtwerenotsecure.
b.increaseunemploymentbecauseifthegovernmentdidn'
tprovideunemploymentinsurance,privatefirmswouldoffersuperiorinsurance.
c.reduceunemploymentandsoimproveeconomicwell-being.
d.reduceunemployment,