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What is Classical Dichotomy in Economics?

The following questions test your understanding of the concept of Classical Dichotomy:

 

Ginny spends all her money on magazines and donuts. In 2015, she earned $14.00 per hour, the price of a magazine was $7.00, and the price of a donut was $2.00.

1. Which of the following gives the nominal value of the variable? Choose all that apply.

A. The price of a donut is 0.29 price of a magazine in 2015.

B.Ginny's wage was 2 magazines per hour in 2015

C.The price of a donut is $2 in 2015.

 

2. Which of the following gives the real value of the variable. Choose all that apply.

A.The price of a magazine is $7 in 2015

B.Ginny's wage was $14 per hour in 2015

C.The price of the magazine is 3.5 donuts in 2015.

 

 

 

 

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3. The classical dichotomy and the neutrality of money

The classical dichotomy is the separation of real and nominal variables. The following questions test your understanding of this distinction.

Amy spends all of her money on comic books and beignets. In 2012, she earned $14.00 per hour, the price of a comic book was $7.00, and the price of a beignet was $1.00.
Which of the following give the nominal value of a variable? Check all that apply.

Amy's wage is 2 comic books per hour in 2012.

The price of a beignet is 0.14 comic books in 2012.

The price of a beignet is $1.00 in 2012.

Which of the following give the real value of a variable? Check all that apply.

Amy's wage is $14.00 per hour in 2012.

The price of a comic book is $7.00 in 2012.

The price of a comic book is 7 beignets in 2012.

Suppose that the Fed sharply increases the money supply between 2012 and 2017. In 2017, Amy's wage has risen to $28.00 per hour. The price of a comic book is $14.00 and the price of a beignet is $2.00.

In 2017, the relative price of a comic book is_____.
A. 0.14 beignets
B. $2.00
C. 7 beignets
D. $14.00

Between 2012 and 2017, the nominal value of Amy's wage__________(increases, decreases, or remains the same), and the real value of her wage___________. (Increases, Decreases or remains the same)

Monetary neutrality is the proposition that a change in the money supply__________(affects, does not affect) nominal variables and _________ (affects, does not affect) real variables.



1. Most people would prefer to drive a luxury car that has all the options, but more people buy less expensive cars even though they could afford the luxury car because:

A. luxury cars cost a lot more than non-luxury cars.

B. the total utility of less expensive cars is greater than that of luxury cars.

C. car buyers are irrational.

D. the marginal utility per dollar spent on the less expensive car is higher than that spent on luxury cars.

2. The labor market is considered as one of the more important markets in an economy because

A. most people typically earn the bulk of their income from wages and salaries.

B. the usual market forces do not hold in the labor market.

C. the labor market does not reach an equilibrium.

D. most people are concerned that wages determined in the labor market are unfair.

3. Table 17-1
Quantity of Labor Output (units)
1 80
2 170
3 240
4 300
5 350
6 390
7 420


Refer to Table 17-1. The marginal product of the fourth unit of labor is

A. 300.

B. 75.

C. 60.

D. 15.

4. Carolyn spends her income on popular magazines and music CDs. If the price of a CD is four times the price of a magazine and if Carolyn is maximizing her utility, she buys:

A. both goods until the marginal utility of the last CD purchased is four times the marginal utility of the last magazine purchased.

B. both goods until the marginal utility of the last magazine purchased is four times the marginal utility of the last CD purchased.

C. four times as many magazines as CDs.

D. four times as many CDs as magazines.

5. Marginal utility is the:

A. average satisfaction received from consuming a product.

B. total satisfaction received from consuming a given number of units of a product.

C. extra satisfaction received from consuming one more unit of a product.

D. satisfaction achieved when a consumer has had enough of a product.

6. What is behavioral economics?

A. the study of how people behave in the face of scarcity

B. the study of how people make decisions at the margin

C. the study of situations in which people act in ways that are not economically rational

D. the study of how people make wealth-maximizing decisions

7. Suppose a competitive firm is paying a wage of $12 an hour and sells its product at $3 per unit. Assume that labor is the only input. If hiring another worker would increase output by three units per hour, then to maximize profits the firm should:

A. not hire an additional worker.

B. hire another worker.

C. not change the number of workers it currently hires.

D. There is not enough information to answer the question.

8. Consumers have to make tradeoffs in deciding what to consume because:

A. they are limited by a budget constraint.

B. there are not enough of all goods produced.

C. not all goods give them the same amount of satisfaction.

D. the prices of goods vary.

9. Table 17-1
Quantity of Labor Output (units)
1 80
2 170
3 240
4 300
5 350
6 390
7 420


Refer to Table 17-1. If the output price is $3, what is the marginal revenue product of the fifth unit of labor?

A. $1,050

B. $360

C. $210

D. $150

10. At low wages, the labor supply curve for most people slopes upward because:

A. as wages increase income also increases unless hours worked decrease.

B. the demand for labor is perfectly elastic at low wages.

C. as wages increase the opportunity cost of leisure increases.

D. the supply of labor is perfectly inelastic at low wages.

11. A negative externality exists if:

A. the marginal social cost of producing a good or service exceeds the private cost.

B. the marginal private cost of producing a good or service exceeds the social cost.

C. there are quantity controls in a market.

D. there are price controls in a market.

1.The classical theory of inflation

A. Is also known as the quantity theory of money.

B.was developed by some of the earliest economic thinkers.

C.is used by most modern economists to explain the long-run determinants of the inflation rate.

D.All of the above are correct.

2.To explain the long-run determinants of the price level and the inflation rate, most economists today rely on the

A.quantity theory of money.

B.price-index theory of money.

C.theory of hyperinflation.

D.disequilibrium theory of money and inflation.

3.When the price level rises, the number of dollars needed to buy a representative basket of goods

A.increases, and so the value of money rises.

B.increases, and so the value of money falls.

C.decreases, and so the value of money rises.

D.decreases, and so the value of money falls

4.The supply of money is determined by

A.the price level.

B.the Treasury and Congressional Budget Office.

C.the Federal Reserve System.

D.the demand for money.

6.Economic variables whose values are measured in monetary units are called

A.dichotomous variables.

B.nominal variables.

C.classical variables.

D.real variables.

7.Economic variables whose values are measured in goods are called

A.dichotomous variables.

B.nominal variables.

C.classical variables.

D.real variables.

7.The classical dichotomy refers to the idea that the supply of money

A. is irrelevant for understanding the determinants of nominal and real variables.

B.determines nominal variables, but not real variables.

C.determines real variables, but not nominal variables.

D.is a determinant of both real and nominal variables.

8.According to the classical dichotomy, when the money supply doubles, which of the following also doubles?

A.the price level

B.nominal wages

C.nominal GDP

D.All of the above are correct.

9.Monetary neutrality implies that an increase in the quantity of money will

A.increase employment.

B.increase the price level.

C.increase the incentive to save.

D.not increase any of the above.

10.The velocity of money is

A.the rate at which the Fed puts money into the economy.

B.the same thing as the long-term growth rate of the money supply.

C.the money supply divided by nominal GDP.

D.the average number of times per year a dollar is spent.

11.If M = 4,000, P = 1.5, and Y= 6,000, what is velocity?

A.2.25

B.3.00

C.6.50

D.None of the above is correct.

12.According to the assumptions of the quantity theory of money, if the money supply increases by 5 per cent, then

A.nominal and real GDP would rise by 5 per cent.

B.nominal GDP would rise by 5 per cent; real GDP would be unchanged.

C.nominal GDP would be unchanged; real GDP would rise by 5 per cent.

D.neither nominal GDP nor real GDP would change.

13.The inflation tax refers to

A.the revenue a government creates by printing money.

B.higher inflation which requires more frequent price changes.

C.the idea that other things the same, an increase in the tax rate raises the inflation rate.

D.taxes being indexed for inflation.

14.The inflation tax falls most heavily on

A.those who hold a lot of currency and accounts for a large share of U.S. government revenue.

B.those who hold a lot of currency but accounts for a small share of U.S. government revenue.

C.those who hold little currency and accounts for a large share of U.S. government revenue.

D.those who hold little currency but accounts for a small share of U.S. government revenue.

15.The claim that increases in the growth rate of the money supply increase nominal interest rates but not real interest rates is known as the

A.Friedman Effect.

B.Hume Effect.

C.Fisher Effect.

D.None of the above is correct.

16.The nominal interest rate is 3 per cent and the inflation rate is 2 per cent. What is the real interest rate?

A.6 per cent

B.5 per cent

C.1.5 per cent

D.1 per cent

17.Which of the following helps to explain why the inflation fallacy is a fallacy?

A.Increases in the price level can be created by increases in money demand.

B.Nominal incomes tend to rise at the same time that the price level is rising.

C.As the price level rises, the value of a dollar falls.

D.Inflation only changes nominal variables.

18.The shoe-leather cost of inflation refers to

A.the re distributional effects of unexpected inflation.

B.the time spent searching for low prices when inflation rises.

C.the waste of resources used to maintain lower money holdings.

D.the increased cost to the government of printing more money.

19.Which of the following is an example of menu costs?

A.deciding on new prices

B.printing new price-lists

C.advertising new prices

D.All of the above are examples of menu costs.

20.Which of the following are U.S. taxpayers allowed to adjust for inflation for income taxes?

A.both interest in income and capital gains.

B.interest income but not capital gains.

C.capital gains but net interest income.

D.neither interest income nor capital gains.

21.You put money into an account and earn a real interest rate of 4 per cent. Inflation is 2 per cent, and your marginal tax rate is 20 per cent. What is your after-tax real rate of interest?

A.1.2 per cent

B.2.8 per cent

C.4.8 per cent

D.None of the above is correct.

22.Which of the following is correct? Inflation

A.impedes financial markets in their role of allocating resources.

B.reduces the purchasing power of the average consumer.

C.generally increases after-tax real interest rates.

D.is most costly when anticipated.

23.Wealth is redistributed from creditors to debtors when inflation is

A.high, whether it is expected or not.

B.low, whether it is expected or not.

C.unexpectedly high.

D.unexpectedly low.

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