Question 1

Real economic variables measure

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A) value in the prices of some certain base year. 
B) value in the prices of the current year. 
C) nominal values adjusted for the current interest rate. 
D) nominal values adjusted for the current money supply.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A) Deflation refers to a situation in which the price level is falling. 
B) When the price level is falling there is always an incentive to delay spending, and so there is a negative effect on economic activity. 
C) Cutting interest rates to zero to fight deflation may not work, because the opportunities for profitable investment are likely to be limited. 
D) Deflation is good for workers, because with wages falling there will be plenty of employment opportunities.

Question 3

In the long run, the demand for money is most dependent upon the

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A) level of prices. 
B) interest rate. 
C) availability of banking outlets. 
D) availability of credit cards.

Question 4

According to the classical view, to prevent price-level changes when real output is growing by 3 per cent per year, the money supply must

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A) decrease by 3 per cent per year. 
B) increase by 3 per cent per year. 
C) increase by more than 3 per cent per year. 
D) remain constant.

Question 5

Using separate graphs, demonstrate what happens to the money supply, money demand, the value of money, and the price level if:
a.The central bank increases the money supply.
b.People decide to demand less money at each value of money.

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The answer of Using separate graphs, demonstrate what happens to...

Question 6

The supply of money is determined by

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A) the price level. 
B) the Treasury and the Budget Office. 
C) the South African Reserve Bank. 
D) the demand for money.

Question 7

The nominal demand for money

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A) does not depend on interest rates. 
B) does not depend on the price level. 
C) is positively related to the price level. 
D) is positively related to the nominal interest rate.

Question 8

If inflation turns out to be higher than people expected, wealth is redistributed to lenders from borrowers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Fisher effect is

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A) the one-for-one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the rate of growth of real GDP. 
B) the one-for-one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate. 
C) the effect of changes in the velocity of money on the nominal interest rate. 
D) the effect of a current account deficit on the nominal interest rate.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A) Inflation is an economy wide phenomenon that concerns, first and foremost, the value of the economy's medium of exchange. 
B) The quantity theory states that the primary cause of inflation is growth in the supply of money. 
C) The so-called inflation tax does not affect those people whose incomes do not rise with inflation. 
D) Some inflation in any economy is desirable, because it is a sign that demand is present, that there is a reason to produce and invest, and that there is reward to be gained from enterprise.

Question 11

The velocity of money is

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A) highly unstable. 
B) impossible to measure. 
C) the rate at which money loses its value. 
D) the rate at which inflation rises. 
E) the rate at which money changes hands.

Question 12

If the nominal interest rate is 7 per cent and the inflation rate is 5 per cent, the real interest rate is 12 per cent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Fisher effect suggests that, in the long run, if the rate of inflation rises from 3 per cent to 7 per cent, the nominal interest rate should increase by 4 percentage points and the real interest rate should remain unchanged.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An inflation tax is paid by those that hold money because inflation reduces the value of their money holdings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Suppose that, because of inflation, a business in South Africa must calculate, print, and mail a new price list to its customers each month.This is an example of

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A) shoeleather costs. 
B) costs due to confusion and inconvenience. 
C) arbitrary redistributions of wealth. 
D) costs due to inflation induced tax distortions. 
E) menu costs.

Question 16

Suppose the nominal interest rate is 7 per cent, while the money supply is growing at a rate of 5 per cent per year.If the government increases the growth rate of the money supply from 5 per cent to 9 per cent, the Fisher effect suggests that, in the long run, the nominal interest rate should become

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A) 4 per cent. 
B) 9 per cent. 
C) 11 per cent. 
D) 12 per cent. 
E) 16 per cent.

Question 17

What assumptions are necessary to argue that the quantity equation implies that increases in the money supply lead to proportional changes in the price level?

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The answer of What assumptions are necessary to argue that...

Question 18

Money demand depends on

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A) the price level and the interest rate. 
B) the price levels but not the interest rate. 
C) the interest rates but not the price level. 
D) neither the price level nor the interest rate.

Question 19

Since, in classical economic theory, both the velocity of money and real output are assumed to be stable,

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A) changes in the quantity of money explain changes in the price level. 
B) changes in the quantity of money explain changes in real GDP. 
C) changes in the money supply cause changes in the velocity of money. 
D) prices are fixed.

Question 20

An example of a real variable is

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A) the wage rate in rands. 
B) None of these answers are real variables. 
C) the price of corn. 
D) the nominal interest rate. 
E) the ratio of the value of wages to the price of fizzy drinks.

Exam 10: Money Growth and Inflation

Real economic variables measure

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

In the long run, the demand for money is most dependent upon the

According to the classical view, to prevent price-level changes when real output is growing by 3 per cent per year, the money supply must

Using separate graphs, demonstrate what happens to the money supply, money demand, the value of money, and the price level if: a.The central bank increases the money supply. b.People decide to demand less money at each value of money.

The supply of money is determined by

The nominal demand for money

If inflation turns out to be higher than people expected, wealth is redistributed to lenders from borrowers.

The Fisher effect is

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The velocity of money is

If the nominal interest rate is 7 per cent and the inflation rate is 5 per cent, the real interest rate is 12 per cent.

The Fisher effect suggests that, in the long run, if the rate of inflation rises from 3 per cent to 7 per cent, the nominal interest rate should increase by 4 percentage points and the real interest rate should remain unchanged.

An inflation tax is paid by those that hold money because inflation reduces the value of their money holdings.

Suppose that, because of inflation, a business in South Africa must calculate, print, and mail a new price list to its customers each month.This is an example of

What assumptions are necessary to argue that the quantity equation implies that increases in the money supply lead to proportional changes in the price level?

Money demand depends on

Since, in classical economic theory, both the velocity of money and real output are assumed to be stable,

An example of a real variable is