ECON 201 Practice Midterm 2 (Chapters 13-18)

Suppose that in a closed economy, GDP is equal to 11,000, taxes are equal to 2,500, consumption equals 7,000, and government purchases equal 3,000. What are private savings and public savings? a. 1,500 and -500, respectively b. 1,500 and 500, respectively c. 1,000 and -500, respectively d. 1,000 and 500, respectively

a. 1,500 and -500, respectively

If the inflation rate is 2 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, then the nominal interest rate is a. 5 percent. b. 1 percent. c. 1.5 percent. d. 0.67 percent.

a. 5 percent.

If the interest rate is 7.5 percent, then what is the present value of $4,000 to be received in 6 years? a. $2,420.68 b. $2,591.85 c. $2,996.33 d. $3,040.63

b. $2,591.85

Which list ranks assets from most to least liquid? a. Currency, fine art, stocks b. Currency, stocks, fine art c. Fine art, currency, stocks d. Fine art, stocks, currency

b. Currency, stocks, fine art

Dividends a. are the rates of return on mutual funds. b. are cash payments that companies make to shareholders. c. are the difference between the price and present value per share of a stock. d. are the rates of return on a company's capital stock.

b. are cash payments that companies make to shareholders.

Paper dollars a. are commodity money and gold coins are fiat money. b. are fiat money and gold coins are commodity money. c. and gold coins are both commodity monies. d. and gold coins are both fiat monies.

b. are fiat money and gold coins are commodity money.

To increase the money supply, the Fed could a. sell government bonds. b. decrease the discount rate. c. increase the reserve requirement. d. none of the above are correct.

b. decrease the discount rate.

The theory of efficiency wages explains why a. setting wages at the equilibrium level may increase unemployment. b. it may be in the best interest of firms to offer wages that are above the equilibrium level. c. the most efficient way to pay workers is to pay them according to their skills. d. it is efficient for firms to set wages at the equilibrium level.

b. it may be in the best interest of firms to offer wages that are above the equilibrium level.

When inflation rises, people will desire to hold a. less money and will go to the bank less frequently. b. less money and will go to the bank more frequently. c. more money and will go to the bank less frequently. d. more money and will go to the bank more frequently.

b. less money and will go to the bank more frequently.

When you rent a car, you might treat it with less care than you would if it were your own. This is an example of a. market risk. b. moral hazard. c. adverse selection. d. risk aversion.

b. moral hazard.

If the efficient markets hypothesis is correct, then a. the number of shares of stock offered for sale exceeds the number of shares of stock that people want to buy. b. the stock market is informationally efficient. c. stock prices never follow a random walk. d. all of the above are correct.

b. the stock market is informationally efficient.

If the reserve ratio for all banks is 20 percent, then $100 of new reserves can generate a. $60 of new money in the economy. b. $250 of new money in the economy. c. $500 of new money in the economy. d. $2,000 of new money in the economy.

c. $500 of new money in the economy.

Which of the following is adverse selection? a. The risk associated with selecting stocks in only a few specific companies b. The risk that a person will become overconfident in his ability to select stocks c. A high-risk person being more likely to apply for insurance d. After obtaining insurance a person having less incentive to be careful

c. A high-risk person being more likely to apply for insurance

Wealth is redistributed from creditors to debtors 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.

c. low and it turns out to be high.

Refer to Figure 30-1. When the money supply curve shifts from MS1 to MS2 (shifts to the right), a. the demand for goods and services decreases. b. the economy's ability to produce goods and services increases. c. the equilibrium price level increases. d. the equilibrium value of money increases.

c. the equilibrium price level increases.

When we want to measure and record economic value, we use money as the a. liquid asset. b. medium of exchange. c. unit of account. d. store of value.

c. unit of account.

If velocity = 3.5, the quantity of money = 15,000, and the price level = 1.2, then the real value of output is a. 3,571.43. b. 4,285.71. c. 5,142.86. d. 43,750.00.

d. 43,750.00.

Imagine that someone offers you $100 today or $200 in 10 years. You would prefer to take the $100 today if the interest rate is a. 4 percent. b. 5 percent. c. 6 percent. d. None of the above are correct.

d. None of the above are correct.

Consider the expressions T - G and Y - T - C. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Each one of these is equal to national saving. b. Each one of these is equal to public saving. c. The first of these is private saving; the second one is public saving. d. The first of these is public saving; the second one is private saving.

d. The first of these is public saving; the second one is private saving.

The natural rate of unemployment is the a. unemployment rate that would prevail with zero inflation. b. rate associated with the highest possible level of GDP. c. difference between the long-run and short-run unemployment rates. d. amount of unemployment that the economy normally experiences.

d. amount of unemployment that the economy normally experiences.

Zeeman is a college student who is not working or looking for a job. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts Zeeman as a. unemployed and in the labor force. b. unemployed, but not in the labor force. c. in the labor force, but not unemployed. d. neither in the labor force nor unemployed.

d. neither in the labor force nor unemployed.

Collective bargaining refers to a. the process by which the government sets exemptions from the minimum wage law. b. setting the same wage for all employees to prevent conflict among workers. c. firms colluding to set the wages of employees in order to keep them below equilibrium. d. the process by which unions and firms agree on the terms of employment.

d. the process by which unions and firms agree on the terms of employment.

Which of the following is correct? a. Some bonds have terms as short as a few months. b. Because they are so risky, junk bonds pay a low rate of interest. c. Corporations buy bonds to raise funds. d. All of the above are correct.

a. Some bonds have terms as short as a few months.

Mia puts money into a piggy bank so she can spend it later. What function of money does this illustrate? a. Store of value b. Medium of exchange c. Unit of account d. None of the above are correct

a. Store of value

If the demand for loanable funds shifts to the right, then the equilibrium interest rate a. and quantity of loanable funds rise. b. and quantity of loanable funds fall. c. rises and the quantity of loanable funds falls. d. falls and the quantity of loanable funds rises.

a. and quantity of loanable funds rise.

The Federal Reserve a. is a central bank; it is responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy; and it plays a role in regulating banks. b. is a central bank; it is responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy; but it plays no role in regulating banks. c. is not a central bank; it is responsible for conducing the nation's monetary policy; and it plays a role in regulating banks. d. is a central bank; it plays a role in regulating banks; but it is not responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy.

a. is a central bank; it is responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy; and it plays a role in regulating banks.

The source of the supply of loanable funds a. is saving and the source of demand for loanable funds is investment. b. is investment and the source of demand for loanable funds is saving. c. and the demand for loanable funds is saving. d. and the demand for loanable funds is investment.

a. is saving and the source of demand for loanable funds is investment.

Frictional unemployment is inevitable because a. sectoral shifts are always happening. b. there is a federal minimum-wage law in the U.S. c. some people do not want to be employed. d. unions are very popular in the U.S.

a. sectoral shifts are always happening.

The inflation tax refers to a. the revenue a government creates by printing money. b. higher inflation which requires more frequent price changes. c. the idea that, other things the same, an increase in the tax rate raises the inflation rate. d. taxes being indexed for inflation.

a. the revenue a government creates by printing money.