Question 1

If the average propensity to save (APS)is 0.60, then this means

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A) people are saving 60 percent of their disposable income. 
B) people are spending 60 percent of their disposable income. 
C) the marginal tax rate is 60. 
D) the government spends 60 percent of its revenues. 
A) people are saving 60 percent of their disposable income. 
B) people are spending 60 percent of their disposable income. 
C) the marginal tax rate is 60. 
D) the government spends 60 percent of its revenues.

Question 2

-Refer to the above figure. If real GDP is $4 trillion, then

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A) consumption expenditures are too low. 
B) unplanned inventories will decrease. 
C) unplanned inventories will increase. 
D) actual investment spending equals $1 trillion as planned investment spending plus unplanned inventory increases equal $1 trillion. 
A) consumption expenditures are too low. 
B) unplanned inventories will decrease. 
C) unplanned inventories will increase. 
D) actual investment spending equals $1 trillion as planned investment spending plus unplanned inventory increases equal $1 trillion.

Question 3

-Refer to the above figure. If real disposable income is $30,000, saving is

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A) $0. 
B) $4000. 
C) $5000. 
D) $6000. 
A) $0. 
B) $4000. 
C) $5000. 
D) $6000.

Question 4

Investment includes spending on

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A) capital goods, buildings, and consumer durable goods. 
B) capital goods, buildings, and changes in business inventories. 
C) capital goods, consumer durable goods, and changes in business inventories. 
D) capital goods, buildings, and changes in business savings. 
A) capital goods, buildings, and consumer durable goods. 
B) capital goods, buildings, and changes in business inventories. 
C) capital goods, consumer durable goods, and changes in business inventories. 
D) capital goods, buildings, and changes in business savings.

Question 5

Suppose government spending decreases by $100 billion and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)is 0.8. Given this information, this decrease in government spending will cause a(n)

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A) increase in equilibrium real GDP equal to $500 billion. 
B) increase in equilibrium real GDP equal to $800 billion. 
C) decrease in equilibrium real GDP equal to $500 billion. 
D) decrease in equilibrium real GDP equal to $800 billion. 
A) increase in equilibrium real GDP equal to $500 billion. 
B) increase in equilibrium real GDP equal to $800 billion. 
C) decrease in equilibrium real GDP equal to $500 billion. 
D) decrease in equilibrium real GDP equal to $800 billion.

Question 6

It is conceivable that the APC, APS, MPC, and MPS could simultaneously be

Accepted Answer

A) APC = 1.0; APS = 0.1; MPC = 0.8; MPS = 0.25. 
B) APC = 0.8; APS = 0.2; MPC = 1.1; MPS = 0.1. 
C) APC = 1.3; APS = -0.3; MPC = 0.9; MPS = 0.1. 
D) APC = 1.0; APS = 0; MPC = 1.0; MPS = 0.15. 
A) APC = 1.0; APS = 0.1; MPC = 0.8; MPS = 0.25. 
B) APC = 0.8; APS = 0.2; MPC = 1.1; MPS = 0.1. 
C) APC = 1.3; APS = -0.3; MPC = 0.9; MPS = 0.1. 
D) APC = 1.0; APS = 0; MPC = 1.0; MPS = 0.15.

Question 7

What would happen to the planned investment function if business taxes were increased?

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A) It would shift to the right. 
B) It would shift to the left. 
C) It would shift upward. 
D) There would be no change. 
A) It would shift to the right. 
B) It would shift to the left. 
C) It would shift upward. 
D) There would be no change.

Question 8

The consumption function will shift with

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A) an increase in real disposable income. 
B) a change in saving. 
C) a decrease in real disposable income. 
D) a change in household wealth. 
A) an increase in real disposable income. 
B) a change in saving. 
C) a decrease in real disposable income. 
D) a change in household wealth.

Question 9

-Refer to the above table. The table gives the combinations of real disposable income and real consumption for a college student for a year. What does planned real saving equal when real disposable income equals $6,000?

Accepted Answer

A) -3,000 
B) -1,200 
C) 0 
D) 7,200 
A) -3,000 
B) -1,200 
C) 0 
D) 7,200

Question 10

Which of the following would increase the level of planned real investment?

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A) an increase in the interest rate 
B) an expectation of higher future profits 
C) an expectation of higher future costs 
D) an increase in business taxes 
A) an increase in the interest rate 
B) an expectation of higher future profits 
C) an expectation of higher future costs 
D) an increase in business taxes

Question 11

When the equilibrium price level adjusts to an increase in autonomous investment spending, the impact of the multiplier effect resulting from that spending increase

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A) will increase real GDP by an amount smaller than the multiplier effect would indicate. 
B) will increase nominal GDP by an amount smaller than the multiplier effect would indicate. 
C) will have no impact on the real GDP. 
D) is only felt when there are changes in consumption. 
A) will increase real GDP by an amount smaller than the multiplier effect would indicate. 
B) will increase nominal GDP by an amount smaller than the multiplier effect would indicate. 
C) will have no impact on the real GDP. 
D) is only felt when there are changes in consumption.

Question 12

Whenever total planned expenditures differ from real GDP

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A) unplanned inventories will remain unchanged. 
B) unplanned inventories will change. 
C) government spending will adjust. 
D) tax revenues will move the economy back to equilibrium. 
A) unplanned inventories will remain unchanged. 
B) unplanned inventories will change. 
C) government spending will adjust. 
D) tax revenues will move the economy back to equilibrium.

Question 13

Which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 - MPC = MPS 
B) 1 + MPC = MPS 
C) 1 - APS = APC 
D) APC + APS = 1 
A) 1 - MPC = MPS 
B) 1 + MPC = MPS 
C) 1 - APS = APC 
D) APC + APS = 1

Question 14

The multiplier is the ratio of the

Accepted Answer

A) change in the equilibrium level of real GDP to the change in autonomous expenditures. 
B) equilibrium level of real GDP to the change in induced expenditures. 
C) change in induced expenditures to the change in autonomous expenditures. 
D) change in autonomous expenditures to the change in the equilibrium level of real GDP. 
A) change in the equilibrium level of real GDP to the change in autonomous expenditures. 
B) equilibrium level of real GDP to the change in induced expenditures. 
C) change in induced expenditures to the change in autonomous expenditures. 
D) change in autonomous expenditures to the change in the equilibrium level of real GDP.

Question 15

The larger is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)

Accepted Answer

A) the larger is the multiplier. 
B) the smaller is the multiplier. 
C) the smaller is the slope of the consumption function. 
D) the larger is the slope of the saving function. 
A) the larger is the multiplier. 
B) the smaller is the multiplier. 
C) the smaller is the slope of the consumption function. 
D) the larger is the slope of the saving function.

Question 16

The relationship between real consumption spending and real disposable income

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A) is direct. 
B) is inverse. 
C) plots a vertical line. 
D) plots a horizontal line. 
A) is direct. 
B) is inverse. 
C) plots a vertical line. 
D) plots a horizontal line.

Question 17

The marginal propensity to consume is

Accepted Answer

A) real consumption/real disposable income. 
B) real saving/real disposable income. 
C) change in real consumption/change in real disposable income. 
D) change in real saving/change in real disposable income. 
A) real consumption/real disposable income. 
B) real saving/real disposable income. 
C) change in real consumption/change in real disposable income. 
D) change in real saving/change in real disposable income.

Question 18

If the multiplier in the economy is 3, the marginal propensity to save (MPS)must be

Accepted Answer

A) 0.33. 
B) 0.67. 
C) 1. 
D) 3. 
A) 0.33. 
B) 0.67. 
C) 1. 
D) 3.

Question 19

In the Keynesian model, planned investment is inversely related to

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A) the interest rate. 
B) the level of income. 
C) the wage rate. 
D) the tax rate. 
A) the interest rate. 
B) the level of income. 
C) the wage rate. 
D) the tax rate.

Question 20

The consumption function shows the relationship

Accepted Answer

A) between households' disposable income and their consumption spending. 
B) between investment and rate of return. 
C) between consumption spending and capital gains. 
D) between government spending and tax collection. 
A) between households' disposable income and their consumption spending. 
B) between investment and rate of return. 
C) between consumption spending and capital gains. 
D) between government spending and tax collection.

If the average propensity to save (APS)is 0.60, then this means

-Refer to the above figure. If real GDP is $4 trillion, then

-Refer to the above figure. If real disposable income is $30,000, saving is

Investment includes spending on

Suppose government spending decreases by $100 billion and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)is 0.8. Given this information, this decrease in government spending will cause a(n)

It is conceivable that the APC, APS, MPC, and MPS could simultaneously be

What would happen to the planned investment function if business taxes were increased?

The consumption function will shift with

-Refer to the above table. The table gives the combinations of real disposable income and real consumption for a college student for a year. What does planned real saving equal when real disposable income equals $6,000?

Which of the following would increase the level of planned real investment?

When the equilibrium price level adjusts to an increase in autonomous investment spending, the impact of the multiplier effect resulting from that spending increase

Whenever total planned expenditures differ from real GDP

Which of the following is FALSE?

The multiplier is the ratio of the

The larger is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)

The relationship between real consumption spending and real disposable income

The marginal propensity to consume is

If the multiplier in the economy is 3, the marginal propensity to save (MPS)must be

In the Keynesian model, planned investment is inversely related to

The consumption function shows the relationship

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If the average propensity to save (APS)is 0.60, then this means

-Refer to the above figure. If real GDP is $4 trillion, then

-Refer to the above figure. If real disposable income is $30,000, saving is

Investment includes spending on

Suppose government spending decreases by $100 billion and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)is 0.8. Given this information, this decrease in government spending will cause a(n)

It is conceivable that the APC, APS, MPC, and MPS could simultaneously be

What would happen to the planned investment function if business taxes were increased?

The consumption function will shift with

-Refer to the above table. The table gives the combinations of real disposable income and real consumption for a college student for a year. What does planned real saving equal when real disposable income equals $6,000?

Which of the following would increase the level of planned real investment?

When the equilibrium price level adjusts to an increase in autonomous investment spending, the impact of the multiplier effect resulting from that spending increase

Whenever total planned expenditures differ from real GDP

Which of the following is FALSE?

The multiplier is the ratio of the

The larger is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)

The relationship between real consumption spending and real disposable income

The marginal propensity to consume is

If the multiplier in the economy is 3, the marginal propensity to save (MPS)must be

In the Keynesian model, planned investment is inversely related to

The consumption function shows the relationship

The Nature of Economics

Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs

Demand and Supply

Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis

Public Spending and Public Choice

Funding the Public Sector

The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation

Global Economic Growth and Development

Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run

Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses

Fiscal Policy

Deficit Spending and the Public Debt

Money Banking and Central Banking

Domestic and International Dimensions of Monetary Policy

Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy

Policies and Prospects for Global Economic Growth

Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy

Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments

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