ECON 20B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Loanable Funds, Real Interest Rate, Government Budget Balance
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Question 3
According to Joseph Schumpeter, the theory of creative destruction describes a process by which
A | some new products unleash a gale of destruction that drive other new products out of the market. | |
B | new products unleash a gale of destruction that drives old products out of the market. | |
C | new products are created by the destruction of capital. | |
D | the creation of new products never involves the destruction of old products. |
Question 4
Which of the following countries had the highest GDP per capita in 2012?
A Qatar | ||
B | United States | |
C | Japan | |
D | Norway |
Question 5
________ save a ________ of their income. This ________ capital in their economy and raises economic growth.
A | Developing countries; large proportion; decreases | |
B | Developing countries; small proportion; increases | |
C | High-income countries; large proportion; increases | |
D | High-income countries; small proportion; increases |
Question 6
The demand for loanable funds is determined by the willingness of ________ to borrow money to engage in new investment projects.
A
A | government | |
B | households | |
C | banks | |
D | firms |
Question 7
The U.S. economy has been more stable since 1950.
True
False
Question 8
When the economy reaches a trough in a business cycle, which of the following will occur?
A | Income, production, and employment will continue to fall. | |
B | Income, production, and employment will begin to rise. | |
C | Income and production will rise, but employment will continue to fall. | |
D | Employment rises, but income and production will continue to fall. |
Question 9
In a closed economy, what is the relationship between saving and investment?
A | Saving is greater than investment. | |
B | Investment is greater than saving. | |
C | Investment is equal to saving. | |
D | Investment may be greater or smaller than saving. |
Question 10
The per-worker production function shows the relationship between ________ per hour worked and ________ per hour worked, holding ________ constant.
A | labor; real GDP; technology | |
B | capital; real GDP; technology | |
C | labor; capital; real GDP | |
D | capital; labor; real GDP |
Question 11
New growth theory states that increases in ________ capital will result in ________ at the ________ level.
A | knowledge; increasing returns to scale; firm | |
B | physical; decreasing returns to scale; firm | |
C | knowledge; decreasing returns to scale; economy | |
D | knowledge; increasing returns to scale; economy |
Question 12
Which of the following is not a reason why the Industrial Revolution occurred when and where it did?
A | The British government was committed to upholding private property rights. | |
B | The British government was able to eliminate arbitrary increases in taxes. | |
C | The British government was able to more easily seize wealth. | |
D | Institutional changes by the British government helped protect wealth. |
Question 13
Growth in real GDP per capita for the world economy was greatest during
A | the seventeenth century. | |
B | the eighteenth century. | |
C | the nineteenth century. | |
D | the twentieth century. |
Question 14
Which of the following is a normative statement about economic growth?
A | Economic growth is associated with higher labor productivity growth. | |
B | Economic growth increases GDP per capita. | |
C | Economic growth hurts developing countries. | |
D | Foreign direct investment stimulates economic growth. |
Question 15
The effect of a recession on a company like Whirlpool Corporation is such that
A | sales decline more sharply for Whirlpool as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods. | |
B | profits fall less sharply as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods. | |
C | the decline in sales is more short-lived as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods. | |
D | there is no difference in the impact of the recession on its profits as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods. |
Question 16
For the recessions in the United States since the 1950s,
A | cyclical unemployment has been non-existent. | |
B | unemployment rises on average by about 1.2 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins. | |
C | unemployment falls on average by 2 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins. | |
D | unemployment rises on average about 5 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins. |
Question 17
You are an economic advisor to the president. You are asked to recommend a policy to promote long-term economic growth in the economy. Which of the following policies would you choose?
A | a reduction in sales taxes | |
B | an investment tax credit | |
C | a reduction in taxes on luxury yachts | |
D | All of these |
Question 18
In comparison to a government that runs a balanced budget, when the government runs a budget deficit,
A | the equilibrium interest rate will fall. | |
B | business investment will fall. | |
C | household savings will fall. | |
D | None of these |
Question 19
If labor productivity growth slows down in a country, this means that the growth rate in ________ has declined.
A | labor force participation | |
B | the quantity of goods or services that can be produced by one hour of work | |
C | the working-age population | |
D | nominal GDP |
Question 20
Policies to promote growth by increasing saving and investment work through
A | decreasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital. | |
B | increasing the supply of loanable funds, increasing the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital. | |
C | increasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, lowering the level of investment in physical capital. | |
D | increasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital. |
Question 1
The law of demand states that there is a direct relationship between supply and demand.
True
False
4 points
Question 2
Equilibrium is a state of balance between supply and demand.
True
False
4 points
Question 3
Goods are scarce for both rich and poor.
True
False
4 points
Question 4
"The big corporations in this country, like ExxonMobil and GM, have deep pockets and need to be hiring more people." This is a positive statement about economic policy.
True
False
4 points
Question 5
The law of supply states that there is a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
True
False
4 points
Question 6
In the circular flow model, firms own economic resources, and householdsbuy the manufactured products and services.
True
False
4 points
Question 7
Households play a dual role of providing the factors of production whilepurchasing the goods and services of firms.
True
False
4 points
Question 8
Opportunity cost is the lowest valued benefit that must be sacrificed asthe result of choosing an alternative.
True
False
4 points
Question 9
Scarcity denotes that our desire for a good exceeds the amount that isfreely available from nature.
True
False
4 points
Question 10
Economics is a social science concerned with satisfying man's unlimitedwants with limited resources.
True
False
4 points
Question 11
Joint output of individuals or nations will be maximized when goods areexchanged between parties in accordance with the law of"comparative advantage".
True
False
4 points
Question 12
The production possibilities frontier assumes that the level of technologyvaries when applying the model.
True
False
4 points
Question 13
Excess demand in the market will cause the price of a product to decline.
True
False
4 points
Question 14
Demand is measured on the vertical axis and supply on the horizontalaxis.
True
False
4 points
Question 15
A change in quantity demanded is a movement along the same demandcurve.
True
False
4 points
Question 16
As globalization and world trade proliferates, individual markets withincountries' economies become more competitive.
True
False
4 points
Question 17
Which growth theory compares a subsistence real wage rate to the actual real wage rate?
Classical growth theory | ||
Inflation growth theory | ||
Neoclassical growth theory | ||
New growth theory |
4 points
Question 18
Suppose the working age population in Tiny Town is 100 people. If 25 of these people are NOT in the labor force, the ________ equals ________.
unemployment rate; 25/100 Ã 100 | ||
employment rate; 25/75 Ã 100 | ||
labor force; 75 | ||
labor force; 25/100 Ã 100 |
4 points
Question 19
Suppose there is a rise in the real wage rate. As a result, the quantity of labor demanded:
increases. | ||
decreases. | ||
does not change because there is no change in the money wage rate. | ||
increases only if the price level also decreases. |
4 points
Question 20
GDP can be computed as the sum of:
all sales that have taken place in an economy over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumers and business over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumption, investment, and government expenditure on goods and services over a period of time. | ||
the total expenditures of consumption, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports over a period of time. |
4 points
Question 21
The real wage rate equals:
(100 x (money wage rate/price level) | ||
(100 x (price level/money wage rate) | ||
(money wage rate x (price level) | ||
(money wage + (number of hours worked/(price level) |
4 points
Question 22
If the CPI was 121.5 at the end of 2007 and 138.3 at the end of 2008, the inflation rate over these two years was:
10.2 percent. | ||
13.8 percent. | ||
12.2 percent. | ||
16.8 percent. |
4 points
Question 23
A movement along the production function is the result of a change in:
the quantity of labor. | ||
technology. | ||
capital. | ||
interest rates. |
4 points
Question 24
All of the following are part of fiscal policy EXCEPT:
setting tax rates. | ||
setting government spending. | ||
choosing the size of the government deficit. | ||
controlling the money supply. |
4 points
Question 25
Along a production possibilities frontier for real GDP and the quantity of leisure time, as leisure time increases, real GDP:
decreases. | ||
increases. | ||
stays the same. | ||
could increase, decrease or stay the same. |