ECON 312 Final Exam

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ECON 312 Final ExamQuestion1.1. (TCO 5)An increase in aggregate demand is most likely to be caused by a decrease in (Points : 4)the wealth of consumers.consumer and business confidence.expected returns on investment.the tax rates onhousehold income.Question 2. 2. (TCO 5) The long-run aggregate supply curve is (Points : 4)upward-sloping and becomes steeper at output levels above the full-employment output.upward-sloping and becomes flatter at output levels above the full-employment output.horizontal.vertical.Question 3. 3. (TCO 5) Which would most likely increase aggregate supply? (Points : 4)An increase in the prices of imported productsAn increase in productivityA decrease in business subsidiesA decrease in personal taxesQuestion 4. 4. (TCO 5) Disinflation refers to a situation where (Points : 4)price level falls, but the rate of inflation does not.Price level rises, but the rate of inflation does not.the rate of inflation falls, but the price level does not.the rate of inflation rises, but the price level does not.Question 5. 5. (TCO 6) If a family’s MPC is .7, it means that the family is (Points : 4)operating at the break-even point.spending seven-tenths of any additional income.necessarily dissaving.spending 70 percent of its disposable income.Question 6. 6. (TCO 7) Which definition(s) of the money supply include(s) only items which aredirectly and immediately usable as a medium of exchange? (Points : 4)M1M2Neither M1 nor M2M1 and M2Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) Which of the following “backs” the value of money in the United States?(Points : 4)Gold stored in the Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkAcceptability of it as a medium of exchangeWillingness of foreign government to hold U.S. dollarsSize of the budget surplus in the U.S. government

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Question 8. 8. (TCO 7) How many members can serve on the Board of Governors of the FederalReserve System? (Points : 4)SevenNine1214Question 9. 9. (TCO 7) Which group is responsible for the policy of changing the money supply?(Points : 4)Federal Open Market CommitteeOffice of Management and BudgetThrift Advisory CouncilFederal Advisory CouncilQuestion 10. 10. (TCO 7) Other things being equal, an expansion of commercial bank lending(Points : 4)changes the composition, but not the size, of the money supply.is desirable during a period of demand-pull inflation.reduces the money supply.increases the money supply.Question 11. 11. (TCO 7) During the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the FDIC increased depositinsurance coverage from (Points : 4)$50,000 to $100,000 per account.$100,000 to $250,000 per account.$200,000 to $500,000 per account.$500,000 to $1,000,000 per account.Question 12. 12. (TCO 7) Which monetary policy tool was created in response to the financialcrisis of 2007-2008? (Points : 4)Discount rateTerm auction facilityTarget federal funds rateOpen market operationsQuestion 13. 13. (TCO 7) The Federal Reserve could reduce the money supply by (Points : 4)selling government bonds in the open market.buying government bonds in the open market.operating the term auction facility.reducing the discount rate.Question 14. 14. (TCO 8) Which of the following products is a leading import of the UnitedStates? (Points : 4)GrainsAircraft

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PetroleumGenerating equipmentQuestion 15. 15. (TCO 8) The principal concept behind comparative advantage is that a nationshould (Points : 4)maximize its volume of trade with other nations.use tariffs and quotas to protect the production of vital products for the nation.concentrate production on those products for which it has the lowest domestic opportunity cost.strive to be self-sufficient in the production of essential goods and services.Question 16. 16. (TCO 8) If a nation imposes a tariff on an importedproduct, then the nation willexperience a(n) (Points : 4)decrease in total supply and an increase in the price of the product.decrease in demand and a decrease in the price of the product.decrease in supply of, and an increase in demand for, the product.increase in supply of, and a decrease in demand for, the product.Question 17. 17. (TCO 8) A key difference between import quotas and voluntary exportrestraints (VERs) is that the (Points : 4)domestic government administers the former, whereas the foreign government administers thelatter.foreign government administers the former, whereas the domestic government administers thelatter.one is a tax, whereas the other is a quantity limit.one raises the price of the imported product involved, whereas the other one does not.Question 18. 18. (TCO 8) Tariffs and import quotas would benefit the following groups, except(Points : 4)consumers of the product.domestic producers of the product.workers in domestic firms producing the product.the government of the importing country.Question 19. 19. (TCO 8) A major goal of the World Trade Organization is to (Points : 4)increase the protection of producers against foreign trade competition.encourage bilateral trade agreements between nations.liberalize international trade among nations.maximize tariff revenue for governments.Question 20. 20. (TCO 9) French and German farmers wanting to buy equipment from anAmerican manufacturer based in the U.S. will be (Points : 4)supplying dollars and also supplying euros in the foreign exchange market.demanding dollars and also demanding euros in the foreign exchange market.supplying dollars and demanding euros in the foreign exchange market.supplying euros and demanding dollars in the foreign exchange market.Page: 1 2 3

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