Chapter 13 Macro Weird Questions
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following information for a bond having no expiration date: bond price = $1000; bond fixed annual interest payment = $100; bond annual interest rate = 10 percent. Refer to the above information. If the price of this bond falls by $200, the interest rate will: A) rise by 2.5 percentage points. C) fall by 2.5 percentage points. B) rise by 5 percentage points. D) fall by 5 percentage points.
A
On a diagram where the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded are shown on the vertical and horizontal axes respectively, the total demand for money can be found by: A) horizontally adding the transactions and the asset demand for money. B) vertically subtracting the transactions demand from the asset demand for money. C) horizontally subtracting the asset demand from the transactions demand for money. D) vertically adding the transactions and the asset demand for money.
A
Refer to the above money market diagrams. If the interest rate was at 3 percent, people would: A) sell bonds, which would cause bond prices to fall and the interest rate to rise. B) buy bonds, which would cause bond prices to fall and the interest rate to rise. C) sell bonds, which would cause bond prices to rise and the interest rate to rise. D) buy bonds, which would cause bond prices to rise but have an uncertain effect upon the interest rate.
A
The asset demand for money is downsloping because: A) the opportunity cost of holding money increases as the interest rate rises. B) it is more attractive to hold money at high interest rates than at low interest rates. C) bond prices rise as interest rates rise. D) the opportunity cost of holding money declines as the interest rate rises.
A
The total demand for money curve will shift to the right as a result of: A) an increase in nominal GDP. C) a decline in the interest rate. B) an increase in the interest rate. D) a decline in nominal GDP.
A
The total demand for money will shift to the left as a result of: A) a decline in nominal GDP. C) a change in the interest rate. B) an increase in the price level. D) an increase in nominal GDP.
A
When the money market is in equilibrium: A) the quantity of money demanded equals the quantity of money supplied. B) the interest rate is increasing. C) bond prices are falling. D) the interest rate is declining.
A
An increase in nominal GDP increases the demand for money because: A) interest rates will rise. B) more money is needed to finance a larger volume of transactions. C) bond prices will fall. D) the opportunity cost of holding money will decline.
B
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following information for a bond having no expiration date: bond price = $1000; bond fixed annual interest payment = $100; bond annual interest rate = 10 percent. Refer to the above information. If the price of this bond increases to $1250, the interest rate will: A) fall to 9 percent. B) fall to 8 percent. C) rise to 11 percent. D) rise to 12 percent.
B
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following information for a bond having no expiration date: bond price = $1000; bond fixed annual interest payment = $100; bond annual interest rate = 10 percent. Which of the following statements is correct? A) Interest rates and bond prices vary directly. B) Interest rates and bond prices vary inversely. C) Interest rates and bond prices are unrelated. D) Interest rates and bond prices vary directly during inflations and inversely during recessions
B
Assume the equation for the total demand for money is L = 0.4Y + 80 - 4 i, where L is the amount of money demanded, Y is gross domestic product, and i is the interest rate. If gross domestic product is $200 and the interest rate is 10 (percent), what amount of money will society want to hold? A) $200 B) $120 C) $320 D) $160
B
If in the money market the quantity of money demanded exceeds the money supply, the interest rate will: A) fall, causing households and businesses to hold less money. B) rise, causing households and businesses to hold less money. C) rise, causing households and businesses to hold more money. D) fall, causing households and businesses to hold more money.
B
It is costly to hold money because: A) deflation may reduce its purchasing power. C) bond prices are highly variable. B) in doing so one sacrifices interest income. D) the velocity of money may decline.
B
On a diagram where the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded are shown on the vertical and horizontal axes respectively, the transactions demand for money can be represented by: A) a line parallel to the horizontal axis. C) a downsloping line or curve from left to right. B) a vertical line. D) an upsloping line or curve from left to right.
B
Other things equal, if there is an increase in nominal GDP: A) the demand for money will decrease. C) bond prices will rise. B) the interest rate will rise. D) consumption spending will fall.
B
Refer to the above diagram of the money market. The equilibrium interest rate is: A) i1 . B) i2 . C) i3 . D) not determinable without additional information.
B
Refer to the above diagram of the money market. The vertical money supply curve Sm reflects the fact that: A) bond prices and interest rates are inversely related. B) the stock of money is determined by the Federal Reserve System and does not change when the interest rate changes. C) the velocity of money is zero. D) lower interest rates result in lower opportunity costs of supplying money.
B
Refer to the above money market diagrams. Curve D1 represents the: A) speculative demand for money. C) asset demand for money. B) transactions demand for money. D) stock of money.
B
Refer to the above money market diagrams. If each dollar held for transactions is spent four times per year on the average, we can infer that the: A) real GDP is $800. C) money supply must be $800. B) nominal GDP is $800. D) nominal GDP is $1200.
B
Refer to the above money market diagrams. If the Federal Reserve increased the stock of money, the: A) S curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise. B) S curve would shift rightward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall. C) D3 would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would fall. D) D3 curve would shift leftward and the equilibrium interest rate would rise.
B
Refer to the above money market diagrams. If the interest rate was at 8 percent, people would: A) sell bonds, which would cause bond prices to fall and the interest rate to fall. B) buy bonds, which would cause bond prices to rise and the interest rate to fall. C) have insufficient liquidity, which would cause them to reduce their spending on consumer goods. D) buy bonds, which would cause bond prices to fall and the interest rate to rise.
B
Refer to the above money market diagrams. The asset demand for money is shown by: A) D1 . B) D2 . C) D3 . D) S.
B
The asset demand for money: A) is unrelated to both the interest rate and the level of GDP. B) varies inversely with the rate of interest. C) varies inversely with the level of real GDP. D) varies directly with the level of nominal GDP.
B
The transactions demand for money is most closely related to money functioning as a: A) unit of account. B) medium of exchange. C) store of value. D) measure of value.
B
Which of the following is correct? A) The asset demand for money is downsloping because the opportunity cost of holding money declines as the interest rate rises. B) The asset demand for money is downsloping because the opportunity cost of holding money increases as the interest rate rises. C) The transactions demand for money is downsloping because the opportunity cost of holding money varies inversely with the interest rate. D) The asset demand for money is downsloping because bond prices and the interest rate are directly related.
B
If nominal GDP is $600 billion and, on the average, each dollar is spent three times per year, then the amount of money demanded for transactions purposes will be: A) $1800 billion. B) $600 billion. C) $200 billion. D) $1200 billion
C
If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity supplied: A) the supply-of-money curve will shift to the left. B) the demand-for-money curve will shift to the right. C) the interest rate will rise. D) the interest rate will fall
C
In which of the following situations is it certain that the quantity of money demanded by the public will decrease? A) nominal GDP decreases and the interest rate decreases B) nominal GDP increases and the interest rate decreases C) nominal GDP decreases and the interest rate increases D) nominal GDP increases and the interest rate increase
C
On a diagram where the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded are shown on the vertical and horizontal axes respectively, the asset demand for money can be represented by: A) a line parallel to the horizontal axis. C) a downsloping line or curve from left to right. B) a vertical line. D) an upsloping line or curve from left to right.
C
Other things equal, if the supply of money is reduced: A) the demand for money will increase. C) bond prices will fall. B) the interest rates will fall. D) investment spending will increase.
C
Refer to the above diagram of the money market. Other things equal, the money demand curve in the diagram would shift leftward if: A) the asset demand for money increased. C) nominal GDP decreased. B) the transactions demand for money increased. D) the overall price level rose
C
Refer to the above diagram of the money market. The downward slope of the money demand curve Dm is best explained in terms of the: A) transactions demand for money. B) direct or positive relationship between bond prices and interest rates. C) asset demand for money. D) wealth or real-balances effect.
C
Refer to the above money market diagrams. The total demand for money is shown by: A) D1 . B) D2 . C) D3 . D) S.
C
The asset demand for money is most closely related to money functioning as a: A) unit of account. B) medium of exchange. C) store of value. D) measure of value.
C
The equilibrium rate of interest in the money market is determined by the intersection of the: A) supply of money curve and the asset demand for money curve. B) supply of money curve and the transactions demand for money curve. C) supply of money curve and the total demand for money curve. D) investment demand curve and total demand for money curve.
C
The opportunity cost of holding money: A) is zero because money is not an economic resource. B) varies inversely with the interest rate. C) varies directly with the interest rate. D) varies inversely with the level of economic activity.
C
The transactions demand for money will shift to the: A) right when the interest rate increases. C) right when aggregate income increases. B) left when the interest rate decreases. D) right when aggregate income decreases.
C
Which of the following statements is correct? Other things equal: A) a decline in real output will shift both the transactions demand curve for money and the total money demand curve to the right. B) a decline in the interest rate will shift the asset demand curve for money to the right, but leave the total money demand curve unchanged. C) deflation will shift both the transactions demand curve for money and the total money demand curve to the left. D) inflation will shift the transactions demand curve for money to the right, but leave the total money demand curve unchanged.
C
If in the money market the amount of money supplied exceeds the amount of money households and businesses want to hold, the interest rate will: A) fall, causing households and businesses to hold less money. B) rise, causing households and businesses to hold less money. C) rise, causing households and businesses to hold more money. D) fall, causing households and businesses to hold more money.
D
If the demand for money and the supply of money both decrease, the equilibrium: A) interest rate will decline, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium quantity of money. B) quantity of money and the equilibrium interest rate will both increase. C) quantity of money will increase, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium interest rate. D) quantity of money will decline, but we cannot predict the change in the equilibrium interest rate.
D
Refer to the above diagram of the money market. Given Dm and Sm, an interest rate of i3 is not sustainable because the: A) supply of bonds in the bond market will decline and the interest rate will rise. B) supply of bonds in the bond market will increase and the interest rate will decline. C) demand for bonds in the bond market will decline and the interest rate will rise. D) demand for bonds in the bond market will rise and the interest rate will fall.
D
Suppose the demand for money and the supply of money increase simultaneously. We can: A) expect the interest rate to rise and bond prices to fall. B) expect the interest rate to fall and bond prices to rise. C) the nominal GDP to expand. D) not predict what will happen to interest rates or bond prices.
D