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ECO 2013: Macroeconomics
Valencia Community College
Final Exam
Fall 2008
1. Fiscal policy is carried out primarily by:
A. the Federal government.
B. state and local governments working together.
C. state governments alone.
D. local governments alone.
2. If the MPS in an economy is 0.1, government could shift the aggregate demand curve
rightward by $40 billion by:
A. increasing government spending by $4 billion.
B. increasing government spending by $40 billion.
C. decreasing taxes by $4 billion.
D. increasing taxes by $4 billion.
3. If the MPC in an economy is 0.8, government could shift the aggregate demand curve
rightward by $100 billion by:
A. increasing government spending by $25 billion.
B. increasing government spending by $80 billion.
C. decreasing taxes by $25 billion.
D. decreasing taxes by $100 billion.
4. If the MPS in an economy is 0.4, government could shift the aggregate demand curve leftward
by $50 billion by:
A. reducing government expenditures by $125 billion.
B. reducing government expenditures by $20 billion.
C. increasing taxes by $50 billion.
D. increasing taxes by $250 billion.
5. In a certain year the aggregate amount demanded at the existing price level consists of $100
billion of consumption, $40 billion of investment, $10 billion of net exports, and $20 billion of
government purchases. Full-employment GDP is $120 billion. To obtain price level stability
under these conditions the government should:
A. increase tax rates and/or reduce government spending.
B. discourage personal saving by reducing the interest rate on government bonds.
C. increase government expenditures.
D. encourage private investment by reducing corporate income taxes.
6. An appropriate fiscal policy for severe demand-pull inflation is:
A. an increase in government spending.
B. depreciation of the dollar.
C. a reduction in interest rates.
D. a tax rate increase.
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7. Suppose that in an economy with a MPC of 0.5 the government wanted to shift the aggregate
demand curve rightward by $80 billion at each price level to expand real GDP. It could:
A. reduce taxes by $160 billion.
B. increase government spending by $80 billion.
C. reduce taxes by $40 billion.
D. increase government spending by $40 billion.
8. Suppose that in an economy with a MPC of 0.8 the government wanted to shift the aggregate
demand curve leftward by $40 billion at each price level to remedy demand-pull inflation. It
could:
A. increase taxes by $10 billion.
B. reduce government spending by $40 billion.
C. reduce government spending by $5 billion.
D. increase taxes by $20 billion.
9. Which of the following represents the most contractionary fiscal policy?
A. a $30 billion tax cut
B. a $30 billion increase in government spending
C. a $30 billion tax increase
D. a $30 billion decrease in government spending
10. A tax reduction of a specific amount will be more expansionary, the:
A. smaller is the economy's MPC.
B. larger is the economy's MPC.
C. smaller is the economy's multiplier.
D. less the economy's built-in stability.
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11. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. A contractionary
fiscal policy would be most appropriate if the economy's present aggregate demand curve were
at:
A. AD0.
B. AD1.
C. AD2.
D. AD3.
12. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. An expansionary
fiscal policy would be most appropriate if the economy's present aggregate demand curve were
at:
A. AD0.
B. AD1.
C. AD2.
D. AD3.
13. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. If the economy's
present aggregate demand curve is AD2:
A. the most appropriate fiscal policy is an increase of government expenditures or a reduction of
taxes.
B. the most appropriate fiscal policy is a reduction of government expenditures or an increase of
taxes.
C. government should undertake neither an expansionary nor a contractionary fiscal policy.
D. the economy is achieving its maximum possible output.
14. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. If the economy's
current aggregate demand curve is AD0, it is experiencing:
A. a positive GDP gap.
B. a negative GDP gap.
C. inflation.
D. an adverse supply shock.
15. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. If the economy's
current aggregate demand curve is AD3, it is experiencing:
A. a positive GDP gap.
B. a negative GDP gap.
C. a recession.
D. cost-push inflation.
16. Refer to the above diagram, in which Qf is the full-employment output. If the economy's
current aggregate demand curve is AD0, it would be appropriate for the government to:
A. reduce government expenditures and taxes by equal-size amounts.
B. reduce government expenditures or increase taxes.
C. increase government expenditures or reduce taxes.
D. reduce unemployment compensation benefits.
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17. Refer to the above diagram in which T is tax revenues and G is government expenditures.
All figures are in billions. If GDP is $400:
A. there will be a budget deficit.
B. there will be a budget surplus.
C. the budget will be balanced.
D. the macroeconomy will be in equilibrium.
18. In the above diagram it is assumed that investment, net exports, and government purchases:
A. are leakages from the circular flow.
B. are independent of the level of GDP.
C. vary inversely with GDP.
D. vary directly with GDP.
19. Refer to the above diagram. The equilibrium level of GDP is:
A. Y5.
B. Y4.
C. Y3.
D. Y2.
20. Refer to the above diagram. If the full-employment GDP is Y5, government should:
A. incur neither a deficit nor a surplus.
B. cut taxes and government spending by equal amounts.
C. reduce taxes and increase government spending.
D. increase taxes and reduce government spending.
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21. A $70 price tag on a sweater in a department store window is an example of money
functioning as a:
A. unit of account.
B. standard of deferred payments.
C. store of value.
D. medium of exchange.
22. When economists say that money serves as a store of value, they mean that it is:
A. a way to keep wealth in a readily spendable form for future use.
B. a means of payment.
C. a monetary unit for measuring and comparing the relative values of goods.
D. declared as legal tender by the government.
23. Currency in circulation is part of:
A. M1 only.
B. M2 only.
C. MZM only.
D. M1, M2, and MZM.
24. A $20 bill is a:
A. gold certificate.
B. Treasury note.
C. Treasury bill.
D. Federal Reserve Note.
25. Coins held in commercial banks are:
A. included in M1, but not in M2.
B. included both in M1 and in M2.
C. included in M2, but not in M1.
D. not part of the nation's money supply.
26. Assuming no other changes, if checkable deposits decrease by $40 billion and balances in
money market mutual funds increase by $40 billion, the:
A. M1 money supply will decline and M2 money supply will remain unchanged.
B. M1 and M2 money supplies will not change.
C. M2 and MZM money supplies will increase.
D. M1, M2, and MZM money supplies will decline.
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27. Refer to the above information. Money supply M1 for this economy is:
A. $60.
B. $70.
C. $130.
D. $140.
28. Refer to the above information. Money supply M2 for this economy is:
A. $480.
B. $130.
C. $490.
D. $630.
29. Refer to the above information. Money supply MZM for this economy is:
A. $480.
B. $630.
C. $490.
D. $530.
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following list of assets:
1. Large ($100,000 and over) time deposits
2. Noncheckable savings deposits
3. Currency (coins and paper money)
4. Small (under $100,000) time deposits
5. Stock certificates
6. Checkable deposits
7. Money market deposit accounts
8. Money market mutual fund balances held by individuals
9. Money market mutual fund balances held by businesses
30. Refer to the above list. The M1 definition of money comprises item(s):
A. 6 only.
B. 3, 4, and 6.
C. 3 and 6.
D. 2, 3, and 6.
31. Refer to the above list. The M2 definition of money comprises:
A. items 1, 2, 3, and 6.
B. items 3, 4, 5, and 6.
C. items 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
D. items 1, 2, 3, and 4.
32. Refer to the above list. The MZM definition of money comprises:
A. items 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
B. items 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
C. items 1, 3, 6, 7, and 8.
D. all of the nine items listed.
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33. Refer to the above list. Which of the following is not included in any of the three official
definitions of money (M1, M2, MZM)?
A. item 2
B. item 5
C. item 4
D. items 1 and 5
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following table:
34. Refer to the above table. The value of the dollar in year 2 is:
A. $1.25.
B. $1.33.
C. $.80.
D. $1.00.
35. Refer to the above table. The value of the dollar in year 3 is:
A. $1.00.
B. $1.25.
C. $.80.
D. $1.10.
36. Refer to the above table. The value of the dollar in year 4 is:
A. $1.25.
B. $.33.
C. $.50.
D. $2.00.
37. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is made up of:
A. the chair of the Board of Governors along with the 12 presidents of the Federal Reserve
Banks.
B. the seven members of the Board of Governors along with the president of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank.
C. the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System along with the
three members of the Council of Economic Advisers.
D. the seven member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System along with the
president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and four other Federal Reserve Banks
presidents on a rotating basis.
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38. How many commercial banks are now operating in the United States?
A. about 140,000
B. about 7,600
C. about 11,400
D. about 6,300
39. Which of the following is not part of the M2 money supply?
A. currency in circulation.
B. credit card balances.
C. small time deposits of less than $100,000.
D. checkable deposits.
40. A bank that has assets of $85 billion and a net worth of $10 billion must have:
A. liabilities of $75 billion.
B. excess reserves of $10 billion.
C. liabilities of $10 billion.
D. excess reserves of $75 billion.
41. The ABC Commercial Bank has $5,000 in excess reserves and the reserve ratio is 30
percent. The bank must have:
A. $90,000 in outstanding loans and $35,000 in reserves.
B. $90,000 in checkable deposit liabilities and $32,000 in reserves.
C. $20,000 in checkable deposit liabilities and $10,000 in reserves.
D. $90,000 in checkable deposit liabilities and $35,000 in reserves.
42. Suppose a commercial bank has checkable deposits of $100,000 and the legal reserve ratio is
10 percent. If the bank's required and excess reserves are equal, then its actual reserves:
A. are $30,000.
B. are $10,000.
C. are $20,000.
D. cannot be determined from the given information.
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following table for a commercial bank or thrift:
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43. Refer to row 1 in the above table. The number appropriate for space W is:
A. 4.
B. 6.
C. 10.
D. 12.
44. Refer to row 2 in the above table. The number appropriate for space X is:
A. $20,000.
B. $60,000.
C. $200,000.
D. $100,000.
45. Refer to row 3 in the above table. The number appropriate for space Y is:
A. $24,000.
B. $32,000.
C. $48,000.
D. $96,000.
46. Refer to row 4 in the above table. The number appropriate for space Z is:
A. $10,000.
B. $70,000.
C. $48,000.
D. zero.
47. Assume Company X deposits $100,000 in cash in commercial Bank A. If no excess reserves
exist at the time this deposit is made and the reserve ratio is 20 percent, Bank A can increase the
money supply by a maximum of:
A. $50,000.
B. $180,000.
C. $80,000.
D. $500,000.
48. Assume that Smith deposits $600 in currency into her checking account in the XYZ Bank.
Later that same day Jones negotiates a loan for $1,200 at the same bank. In what direction and by
what amount has the supply of money changed?
A. decreased by $600
B. increased by $1,800
C. increased by $600
D. increased by $1,200
49. The legal reserve ratio applies to checkable deposits at:
A. national banks.
B. credit unions.
C. savings and loans.
D. institutions of all of these types.
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50. If m equals the maximum number of new dollars that can be created for a single dollar of
excess reserves and R equals the required reserve ratio, then for the banking system:
A. m = R 1.
B. R = m/1.
C. R = m 1.
D. m = 1/R.
51. Suppose a commercial banking system has $100,000 of outstanding checkable deposits and
actual reserves of $35,000. If the reserve ratio is 20 percent, the banking system can expand the
supply of money by the maximum amount of:
A. $122,000.
B. $175,000.
C. $300,000.
D. $75,000.
Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following consolidated balance sheet for the
commercial banking system. Assume the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. All figures are in
billions.
52. Refer to the above data. The commercial banking system has excess reserves of:
A. $0 billion.
B. $30 billion.
C. $60 billion.
D. $70 billion.
53. Refer to the above data. After a deposit of $10 billion of new currency into a checking
account in the banking system, excess reserves will increase by:
A. $0 billion.
B. $7 billion.
C. $9 billion.
D. $10 billion.
54. Refer to the above data. After the deposit, the maximum amount by which this commercial
banking system can expand the supply of money by lending is:
A. $9 billion.
B. $45 billion.
C. $36 billion.
D. $90 billion.
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Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following information about a banking system:
new currency deposited in the system = $40 billion; legal reserve ratio = 0.20; excess reserves
prior to the currency deposit = $0.
55. Refer to the above information. The $40 billion deposit of currency into checking accounts
will initially create:
A. $8 billion of new checkable deposits.
B. $10 billion of new checkable deposits.
C. $40 billion of new checkable deposits.
D. $160 billion of new checkable deposits.
56. Refer to the above information. The $40 billion deposit of currency into checking accounts
will create excess reserves of:
A. $20 billion.
B. $32 billion.
C. $40 billion.
D. $0.
57. Refer to the above information. The banking system will be able to expand the money supply
through loans by:
A. $160 billion.
B. $200 billion.
C. $40 billion.
D. $128 billion.
58. Refer to the above information. The $40 billion deposit of new currency will support total
checkable deposits of:
A. $160 billion.
B. $200 billion.
C. $40 billion.
D. $128 billion.
59. Money is destroyed when:
A. loans are made.
B. checks written on one bank are deposited in another bank.
C. loans are repaid.
D. the net worth of the banking system declines.
60. The bank panics of 1930–1933:
A. resulted in the passage of the Smoot-Hawley Act.
B. boosted the nation's money supply, causing inflation.
C. directly resulted in the Federal insured deposit program.
D. caused a significant outflow of gold from the United States.
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