Ch 10 Practice Exam

6. When a long-term aggregate supply curve is drawn with real GDP (Y) along the horizontal axis and the price level (P) along the vertical axis, this curve: A) slopes upward and to the right. B) slopes downward and to the right. C) is horizontal. D) is vertical.

D

9. Aggregate supply is the relationship between the quantity of goods and services supplied and the: A) money supply. B) unemployment rate. C) interest rate. D) price level.

D

12. If the Fed reduces the money supply by 5 percent and the quantity theory of money is true, then: A) every point on the aggregate demand curve moves 5 percent to the left. B) every point on the aggregate demand curve moves up 5 percent. C) the aggregate demand curve moves down and to the left, but it is impossible to determine exactly by how much. D) the aggregate demand curve moves up and to the right, but it is impossible to determine exactly by how much.

A

14. Stabilization policy refers to policy actions aimed at: A) reducing the severity of short-run economic fluctuations. B) equalizing incomes of households in the economy. C) maintaining constant shares of output going to labor and capital. D) preventing increases in the poverty rate.

A

17. For a fixed money supply, the aggregate demand curve slopes downward because at a lower price level real money balances are ______, generating a ______ quantity of output demanded. A) higher; greater B) higher; smaller C) lower; greater D) lower; smaller

A

18. If Central Bank A cares only about keeping the price level stable and Central Bank B cares only about keeping output at its natural level, then in response to an exogenous decrease in the velocity of money: A) both Central Bank A and Central Bank B should increase the quantity of money. B) Central Bank A should increase the quantity of money whereas Central Bank B should keep it stable. C) Central Bank A should keep the quantity of money stable whereas Central Bank B should increase it. D) both Central Bank A and Central Bank B should keep the quantity of money stable.

A

2. (Exhibit: Supply Shock) Assume that the economy is at point E. With no further shocks or policy moves, the economy in the long run will be at point: A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D.

A

21. The relationship between the quantity of output demanded and the aggregate price level is called: A) aggregate demand. B) aggregate supply. C) aggregate output. D) aggregate consumption.

A

27. When an aggregate demand curve is drawn with real GDP (Y) along the horizontal axis and the price level (P) along the vertical axis, if the money supply is decreased, then the aggregate demand curve will shift: A) downward and to the left. B) downward and to the right. C) upward and to the left. D) upward and to the right.

A

29. The version of Okun's law studied in Chapter 10 assumes that with no change in unemployment, real GDP normally grows by 3 percent over a year. If the unemployment rate rose by 2 percentage points over a year, Okun's law predicts that real GDP would: A) decrease by 1 percent. B) decrease by 2 percent. C) decrease by 3 percent. D) increase by 1 percent.

A

35. All of the following are suggested by the results of Alan Blinder's survey of firms except: A) there is only one theory of price stickiness. B) coordinating wage and price setting could improve welfare. C) reasons for price stickiness vary by industry. D) activist monetary policy can be used to cure recessions.

A

41. If the short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal, then changes in aggregate demand affect: A) level of output but not prices. B) prices but not level of output. C) both prices and level of output. D) neither prices nor level of output.

A

42. (Exhibit: Shift in Aggregate Demand) In this graph, initially the economy is at point E, with the price P0 and output Y. Aggregate demand is given by curve AD0, and SRAS and LRAS represent, respectively, short-run and long-run aggregate supply. Now assume that the aggregate demand curve shifts so that it is represented by AD2. The economy moves first to point ______ and then, in the long run, to point ______. A) A; D B) D; A C) A; B D) B; A

A

44. (Exhibit: Supply Shock) Assume that the economy is at point B. With no further shocks or policy moves, the economy in the long run will be at point: A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D.

A

48. If the short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal, an increase in union aggressiveness that pushes wages and prices up will result in ______ prices and ______ output in the short run. A) higher; lower B) lower; higher C) higher; higher D) lower; lower

A

51. If the Fed accommodates an adverse supply shock, output falls ______ and prices rise ______. A) less; more B) less; less C) more; less D) more; more

A

52. Starting from long-run equilibrium, if the velocity of money increases (due to, for example, the invention of automatic teller machines), the Fed might be able to stabilize output by: A) decreasing the money supply. B) increasing the money supply. C) decreasing the price level. D) increasing the price level.

A

54. On two occasions in the 1970s: A) world oil prices rose rapidly, inflation was high, and the unemployment rate was high. B) world oil prices rose rapidly, inflation was moderate, and the unemployment rate was high. C) world oil prices rose rapidly, inflation was high, and the unemployment rate was moderate. D) world oil prices rose rapidly, but the Fed used monetary policy to curb inflation.

A

55. (Exhibit: Shift in Aggregate Demand) Assume that the economy is initially at point A with aggregate demand given by AD2. A shift in the aggregate demand curve to AD0 could be the result of either a(n) ______ in the money supply or a(n) ______ in velocity. A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease

A

8. According to the quantity theory of money, if output is higher, ______ real balances are required, and for fixed M this means ______ P. A) higher; lower B) lower; higher C) higher; higher D) lower; lower

A

11. The index of leading indicators compiled by the Conference Board includes 10 data series that are used to forecast economic activity about ______ in advance. A) one month B) six to nine months C) one to two years D) five to ten years

B

16. Long-run growth in real GDP is determined primarily by ______, while short-run movements in real GDP are associated with ______. A) variations in labor-market utilization; technological progress B) technological progress; variations in labor-market utilization C) money supply growth rates; changes in velocity D) changes in velocity; money supply growth rates

B

19. Which of the following is an example of a demand shock? A) a large oil-price increase B) the introduction and greater availability of credit cards C) a drought that destroys agricultural crops D) unions obtain a substantial wage increase

B

23. Assume that the economy begins in long-run equilibrium. Then the Fed reduces the money supply. In the short run ______, whereas in the long run prices ______ and output returns to its original level. A) output decreases and prices are unchanged; rise B) output decreases and prices are unchanged; fall C) output and prices both decrease; rise D) output and prices both decrease; fall

B

26. Over the business cycle, investment spending ______ consumption spending. A) is inversely correlated with B) is more volatile than C) has about the same volatility as D) is less volatile than

B

28. According to the quantity equation, if the velocity of money and the supply of money are fixed, and the price level increases, then the quantity of goods and services purchased: A) increases. B) decreases. C) does not change. D) may either increase or decrease.

B

3. The relationship between the quantity of goods and services supplied and the price level is called: A) aggregate demand. B) aggregate supply. C) aggregate investment. D) aggregate production.

B

37. Alan Blinder's survey of firms found that the theory of price stickiness accepted by the most firms was: A) menu costs. B) coordination failure. C) nominal contracts. D) procyclical elasticity.

B

4. If the short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal, then the: A) classical dichotomy is satisfied. B) money supply cannot affect prices in the short run. C) money supply cannot affect output in the short run. D) money supply is irrelevant in the short run.

B

43. (Exhibit: Supply Shock) Assume that the economy starts at point A and there is a drought that severely reduces agricultural output in the economy for just one year. In this situation, point ______ represents the short-run equilibrium immediately following the drought and point ______ represents the eventual long-run equilibrium. A) B; C B) B; A C) E; D D) D; A

B

45. An adverse supply shock ______ the short-run aggregate supply curve ______ the natural level of output. A) raises; but cannot affect B) raises; and may also lower C) lowers; but cannot affect D) lowers; and may also lower

B

49. Most economists believe that the classical dichotomy: A) holds approximately in both the short run and the long run. B) holds approximately in the long run but not at all in the short run. C) holds approximately in the short run but not at all in the long run. D) does not hold even approximately in either the long run or the short run.

B

60. Most economists believe that prices are: A) flexible in the short run but many are sticky in the long run. B) flexible in the long run but many are sticky in the short run. C) sticky in both the short and long runs. D) flexible in both the short and long runs.

B

7. In the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model, short-run equilibrium occurs at the combination of output and prices where: A) aggregate demand equals long-run aggregate supply. B) aggregate demand equals short-run aggregate supply. C) aggregate demand equals short-run and long-run aggregate supply. D) short-run aggregate supply equals long-run aggregate supply.

B

10. If the Fed reduces the money supply by 5 percent and the quantity theory of money is true, then output will fall 5 percent in the short run and: A) prices will remain unchanged in the long run. B) output will fall 5 percent in the long run. C) prices will fall 5 percent in the long run. D) output will remain unchanged in the long run.

C

13. When GDP growth declines, investment spending typically ______ and consumption spending typically ______. A) increases; increases B) increases; decreases C) decreases; decreases D) decreases; increases

C

22. In the short run, a favorable supply shock causes: A) both prices and output to rise. B) prices to rise and output to fall. C) prices to fall and output to rise. D) both prices and output to fall.

C

25. (Exhibit: Shift in Aggregate Demand) In this graph, initially the economy is at point E, with price P0 and output Y. Aggregate demand is given by curve AD0, and SRAS and LRAS represent, respectively, short-run and long-run aggregate supply. Now assume that the aggregate demand curve shifts so that it is represented by AD1. The economy moves first to point ______ and then, in the long run, to point ______. A) A; D B) D; A C) C; B D) B; C

C

31. Stagflation occurs when prices ______ and output ______. A) fall; falls B) fall; increases C) rise; falls D) rise; increases

C

32. Leading economic indicators are: A) the most popular economic statistics. B) data that are used to construct the consumer price index and the unemployment rate. C) variables that tend to fluctuate in advance of the overall economy. D) standardized statistics compiled by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

C

33. A short-run aggregate supply curve shows fixed ______, and a long-run aggregate supply curve shows fixed ______. A) output; output B) prices; prices C) prices; output D) output; prices

C

36. If Central Bank A cares only about keeping the price level stable and Central Bank B cares only about keeping output at its natural level, then in response to an exogenous increase in the price of oil: A) both Central Bank A and Central Bank B should increase the quantity of money. B) Central Bank A should increase the quantity of money whereas Central Bank B should keep it stable. C) Central Bank A should keep the quantity of money stable whereas Central Bank B should increase it. D) both Central Bank A and Central Bank B should keep the quantity of money stable.

C

46. Alan Blinder's survey of firms found that the typical firm adjusts its prices: A) more than once a week. B) about once a month. C) once or twice a year. D) less than once a year.

C

5. The aggregate demand curve tells us possible: A) combinations of M and Y for a given value of P. B) combinations of M and P for a given value of Y. C) combinations of P and Y for a given value of M. D) results if the Federal Reserve reduces the money supply.

C

50. If a short-run equilibrium occurs at a level of output above the natural rate, then in the transition to the long run prices will ______ and output will ______. A) increase; increase B) decrease; decrease C) increase; decrease D) decrease; increase

C

56. In the mid-1980s, oil prices ______, inflation was ______, and the unemployment rate ______. A) rose rapidly; high; rose B) rose slowly; moderate; high C) fell; low; declined D) fell; low; rose

C

59. When the French money supply was reduced by 45 percent over a period of seven months in 1724, the only values in the economy that adjusted fully and instantaneously were: A) prices in grain markets. B) real wages. C) foreign exchange rates. D) interest rates.

C

1. The short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal at: A) a level of output determined by aggregate demand. B) the natural level of output. C) the level of output at which the economy's resources are fully employed. D) a fixed price level.

D

15. Making use of Okun's law, it may be computed that if the Fed reduces the money supply 5 percent and the quantity theory of money is true, then the unemployment rate will rise about: A) 5 percent in both the short run and the long run. B) 2.5 percent in both the short run and the long run. C) 5 percent in the short run but will return to its natural rate in the long run. D) 2.5 percent in the short run but will return to its natural rate in the long run.

D

20. If the long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical, then changes in aggregate demand affect: A) neither prices nor level of output. B) both prices and level of output. C) level of output but not prices. D) prices but not level of output.

D

24. The version of Okun's law studied in Chapter 10 assumes that with no change in unemployment, real GDP normally grows by 3 percent over a year. If the unemployment rate fell by 1 percentage point over a year, Okun's law predicts that real GDP would: A) decrease by 1 percent. B) decrease by 2 percent. C) increase by 4 percent. D) increase by 5 percent.

D

30. Monetary neutrality is a characteristic of the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model in: A) both the short run and the long run. B) in neither the short run nor the long run. C) in the short run, but not in the long run. D) in the long run, but not in the short run.

D

34. Business cycles are: A) regular and predictable. B) irregular but predictable. C) regular but unpredictable. D) irregular and unpredictable.

D

38. (Exhibit: Supply Shock) In this graph, assume that the economy starts at point A and there is a favorable supply shock that does not last forever. In this situation, point ______ represents short-run equilibrium and point ______ represents long-run equilibrium. A) B; C B) B; A C) E; D D) E; A

D

39. The statistical relationship between changes in real GDP and changes in the unemployment rate is called: A) the Phillips curve. B) the Solow residual. C) the Fisher effect. D) Okun's law.

D

40. The aggregate demand curve is the ______ relationship between the quantity of output demanded and the ______. A) positive; money supply B) negative; money supply C) positive; price level D) negative; price level

D

47. A decline in the Index of Supplier Deliveries is typically an indicator of a future _____ in economic production, and a narrowing of the interest rate spread between the 10-year Treasury note and 3-month Treasury bill is typically an indicator of a future _____ in economic production. A) increase; slowdown B) increase; increase C) slowdown; increase D) slowdown; slowdown

D

53. The assumption of constant velocity in the quantity equation is the equivalent of the assumption of a constant: A) short-run aggregate supply curve. B) long-run aggregate supply curve. C) price level in the short run. D) demand for real balances per unit of output.

D

57. Starting from long-run equilibrium, if the velocity of money increases (due to, for example, the invention of automatic teller machines) and no action is taken by the government: A) prices will rise in both the short run and the long run. B) output will rise in both the short run and the long run. C) prices will rise in the short run and output will rise in the long run. D) output will rise in the short run and prices will rise in the long run.

D

58. A favorable supply shock occurs when: A) environmental protection laws raise costs of production. B) the Fed increases the money supply. C) unions push wages up. D) an oil cartel breaks up and oil prices fall.

D