Question 1

In the graph of the money market, the money supply curve is

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A)  vertical. It shifts rightward if the Fed buys bonds. 
B)  vertical. It shifts rightward if the Fed sells bonds. 
C)  upward sloping. It shifts rightward if the Fed buys bonds. 
D)  upward sloping. It shifts rightward if the Fed sells bonds. 
A)  vertical. It shifts rightward if the Fed buys bonds. 
B)  vertical. It shifts rightward if the Fed sells bonds. 
C)  upward sloping. It shifts rightward if the Fed buys bonds. 
D)  upward sloping. It shifts rightward if the Fed sells bonds.

Question 2

Other things the same, during recessions taxes tend to

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A)  rise. The rise in taxes stimulates aggregate demand. 
B)  rise. The rise in taxes contracts aggregate demand. 
C)  fall. The fall in taxes stimulates aggregate demand. 
D)  fall. The fall in taxes contracts aggregate demand. 
A)  rise. The rise in taxes stimulates aggregate demand. 
B)  rise. The rise in taxes contracts aggregate demand. 
C)  fall. The fall in taxes stimulates aggregate demand. 
D)  fall. The fall in taxes contracts aggregate demand.

Question 3

According to liquidity preference theory, an increase in the price level causes the interest rate to

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A)  increase, which increases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
B)  increase, which decreases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
C)  decrease, which increases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
D)  decrease, which decreases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
A)  increase, which increases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
B)  increase, which decreases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
C)  decrease, which increases the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
D)  decrease, which decreases the quantity of goods and services demanded.

Question 4

If the multiplier is 5.25, then the MPC is

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A)  0.19. 
B)  0.68. 
C)  0.81. 
D)  0.84. 
A)  0.19. 
B)  0.68. 
C)  0.81. 
D)  0.84.

Question 5

The Employment Act of 1946 states that

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A)  the Fed should use monetary policy only to control the rate of inflation. 
B)  the government should promote full employment and production. 
C)  the government should periodically increase the minimum wage and unemployment insurance benefits. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the Fed should use monetary policy only to control the rate of inflation. 
B)  the government should promote full employment and production. 
C)  the government should periodically increase the minimum wage and unemployment insurance benefits. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Scenario 34-2. The following facts apply to a small, imaginary economy.
• Consumption spending is $6,720 when income is $8,000.
• Consumption spending is $7,040 when income is $8,500.
-Refer to Scenario 34-2. For this economy, an initial increase of $500 in government purchases translates into a

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A)  $1,388.89 increase in aggregate demand in the absence of the crowding-out effect. 
B)  $3,125.00 increase in aggregate demand in the absence of the crowding-out effect. 
C)  $1,135 increase in aggregate demand when the crowding-out effect is taken into account. 
D)  $3,125.00 increase in aggregate demand when the crowding-out effect is taken into account. 
A)  $1,388.89 increase in aggregate demand in the absence of the crowding-out effect. 
B)  $3,125.00 increase in aggregate demand in the absence of the crowding-out effect. 
C)  $1,135 increase in aggregate demand when the crowding-out effect is taken into account. 
D)  $3,125.00 increase in aggregate demand when the crowding-out effect is taken into account.

Question 7

Assume the money market is initially in equilibrium. If the price level decreases, then according to liquidity preference theory there is an excess

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A)  supply of money until the interest rate increases. 
B)  supply of money until the interest rate decreases. 
C)  demand for money until the interest rate increases. 
D)  demand for money until the interest rate decreases. 
A)  supply of money until the interest rate increases. 
B)  supply of money until the interest rate decreases. 
C)  demand for money until the interest rate increases. 
D)  demand for money until the interest rate decreases.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)  Both liquidity preference theory and classical theory assume the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
B)  Both liquidity preference theory and classical theory assume the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
C)  Liquidity preference theory assumes the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium; classical theory assumes the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
D)  Liquidity preference theory assumes the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium; classical theory assumes the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
A)  Both liquidity preference theory and classical theory assume the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
B)  Both liquidity preference theory and classical theory assume the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
C)  Liquidity preference theory assumes the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium; classical theory assumes the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium. 
D)  Liquidity preference theory assumes the price level adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium; classical theory assumes the interest rate adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium.

Question 9

If, at some interest rate, the quantity of money supplied is less than the quantity of money demanded, people will desire to

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A)  sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. 
B)  sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase. 
C)  buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. 
D)  buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase. 
A)  sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. 
B)  sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase. 
C)  buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. 
D)  buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase.

Question 10

Shifts in the aggregate-demand curve can cause fluctuations in

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A)  neither the level of output nor the level of prices. 
B)  the level of output, but not in the level of prices. 
C)  the level of prices, but not in the level of output. 
D)  the level of output and in the level of prices. 
A)  neither the level of output nor the level of prices. 
B)  the level of output, but not in the level of prices. 
C)  the level of prices, but not in the level of output. 
D)  the level of output and in the level of prices.

Question 11

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  A higher price level shifts money demand rightward. 
B)  When money demand shifts rightward, the interest rate rises. 
C)  A higher interest rate reduces the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  A higher price level shifts money demand rightward. 
B)  When money demand shifts rightward, the interest rate rises. 
C)  A higher interest rate reduces the quantity of goods and services demanded. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following events would shift money demand to the left?

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A)  an increase in the price level 
B)  a decrease in the price level 
C)  an increase in the interest rate 
D)  a decrease in the interest rate 
A)  an increase in the price level 
B)  a decrease in the price level 
C)  an increase in the interest rate 
D)  a decrease in the interest rate

Question 13

A significant lag for monetary policy is the time it takes to for a change in the money supply to change the economy. A significant lag for fiscal policy is the time it takes to pass legislation authorizing it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Opponents of active stabilization policy

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A)  advocate a monetary policy designed to offset changes in the unemployment rate. 
B)  argue that fiscal policy is unable to change aggregate demand or aggregate supply. 
C)  believe that the political process creates lags in the implementation of fiscal policy. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  advocate a monetary policy designed to offset changes in the unemployment rate. 
B)  argue that fiscal policy is unable to change aggregate demand or aggregate supply. 
C)  believe that the political process creates lags in the implementation of fiscal policy. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 15

The theory of liquidity preference illustrates the principle that

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A)  monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate. 
B)  monetary policy can be described either in terms of the exchange rate or the interest rate. 
C)  monetary policy must be described in terms of the money supply. 
D)  monetary policy must be described in terms of the interest rate. 
A)  monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate. 
B)  monetary policy can be described either in terms of the exchange rate or the interest rate. 
C)  monetary policy must be described in terms of the money supply. 
D)  monetary policy must be described in terms of the interest rate.

Question 16

In which of the following cases would the quantity of money demanded be smallest?

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A)  r = 0.06, P = 1.2 
B)  r = 0.05, P = 1.0 
C)  r = 0.04, P = 1.2 
D)  r = 0.06, P = 1.0 
A)  r = 0.06, P = 1.2 
B)  r = 0.05, P = 1.0 
C)  r = 0.04, P = 1.2 
D)  r = 0.06, P = 1.0

Question 17

Initially, the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Aggregate demand then shifts leftward by $50 billion. The government wants to increase its spending in order to avoid a recession. If the crowding-out effect is always one- third as strong as the multiplier effect, and if the MPC equals 0.6, then by how much do government purchases have to increase in order to offset the $50 billion leftward shift?

Accepted Answer

A)  by $90 billion 
B)  by $60 billion 
C)  by $20 billion 
D)  by $30 billion 
A)  by $90 billion 
B)  by $60 billion 
C)  by $20 billion 
D)  by $30 billion

Question 18

According to liquidity preference theory, if the price level increases, then the equilibrium interest rate

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A)  rises and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded rises. 
B)  rises and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded falls. 
C)  falls and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded rises. 
D)  falls and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded falls. 
A)  rises and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded rises. 
B)  rises and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded falls. 
C)  falls and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded rises. 
D)  falls and the aggregate quantity of goods demanded falls.

Question 19

A decrease in government spending initially and primarily shifts

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A)  aggregate demand to the right. 
B)  aggregate demand to the left. 
C)  aggregate supply to the right. 
D)  neither aggregate demand nor aggregate supply. 
A)  aggregate demand to the right. 
B)  aggregate demand to the left. 
C)  aggregate supply to the right. 
D)  neither aggregate demand nor aggregate supply.

Question 20

Figure 34-14  
-Refer to Figure 34-14. Initial equilibrium exists at point A. A decline in prices will cause households to _____ their desired money holdings, moving the interest rate to _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 34-14  
-Refer to Figure 34-14....

Exam 21: The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

In the graph of the money market, the money supply curve is

Other things the same, during recessions taxes tend to

According to liquidity preference theory, an increase in the price level causes the interest rate to

If the multiplier is 5.25, then the MPC is

The Employment Act of 1946 states that

Assume the money market is initially in equilibrium. If the price level decreases, then according to liquidity preference theory there is an excess

Which of the following statements is correct?

If, at some interest rate, the quantity of money supplied is less than the quantity of money demanded, people will desire to

Shifts in the aggregate-demand curve can cause fluctuations in

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following events would shift money demand to the left?

A significant lag for monetary policy is the time it takes to for a change in the money supply to change the economy. A significant lag for fiscal policy is the time it takes to pass legislation authorizing it.

Opponents of active stabilization policy

The theory of liquidity preference illustrates the principle that

In which of the following cases would the quantity of money demanded be smallest?

According to liquidity preference theory, if the price level increases, then the equilibrium interest rate

A decrease in government spending initially and primarily shifts

Figure 34-14 -Refer to Figure 34-14. Initial equilibrium exists at point A. A decline in prices will cause households to _____ their desired money holdings, moving the interest rate to _____.

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: the Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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Figure 34-14 -Refer to Figure 34-14. Initial equilibrium exists at point A. A decline in prices will cause households to _ their desired money holdings, moving the interest rate to _.