ECON 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Government Budget Balance, Opportunity Cost, Disposable And Discretionary Income

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Finance: looks at how households and firms obtain and use financial resources, as well as cope with associated risks. Money: what we use to pay for g/s and factors of production. Physical capital: the tools, instruments, machines, buildings used to produce g/s. Financial capital: funds that firms use to buy physical capital. Investment increases quantity of capital; depreciation decreases it. Gross investment: total amount spent on new physical capital. Net investment: change in the value of capital. Capital stock increases when net investment is positive. Wealth: the value of all the things that people own. Capital gains/losses occur when market value of assets rises/falls. Saving: the amount of income that is not paid in net taxes or spent on consumption goods and services; includes interest on previous savings. Mortgage: a legal contract that gives ownership of a home to the lender in the event that the borrower fails to meet the agreed loan payments (=repayments and interest)

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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		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.

1. The multiplier helps explain

A. why a decrease in taxes causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall by more than the amount of the decrease in taxes.

B. why a fall in investment cause real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by more than the amount of the decrease in investment.

C. why a rise in government expenditures causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by more than the amount of the increase in government spending.

D. why an increase in disposable income causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by less than the amount of the increase in disposable income.

2. If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) increases, the multiplier

A. decreases.

B. can either increase or decrease, depending on what happens to the marginal propensity to consume (MPC).

C. stays the same.

D. increases.

QUESTION 60

The investment function will shift when there is a change in

		A. the opportunity cost of retained earnings.
		B. firms' profit expectations.
		C. the cost of borrowing.
		D. the interest rate.

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QUESTION 61

In the Keynesian model, whenever planned saving exceeds planned investment,

		A. there will be unplanned inventory accumulation.
		B. real GDP will not be influenced.
		C. the interest rate will remain unchanged.
		D. there will be unplanned inventory depletion.

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QUESTION 62

In the Keynesian model, whenever planned saving is less than planned investment,

		A. there will be unplanned inventory depletion.
		B. the interest rate will remain unchanged.
		C. there will be unplanned inventory accumulation.
		D. real GDP will not be influenced.

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QUESTION 63

Government purchases

		A. are determined by the political process.
		B. are determined by the public.
		C. are influenced by interest rates.
		D. are determined by suppliers.

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QUESTION 64

If, at some level of output, total planned real expenditures are less than real Gross Domestic Product (GDP),

		A. real GDP will either fall or remain unchanged, depending on the MPC.
		B. real GDP will rise.
		C. real GDP remains unchanged.
		D. unplanned inventories will increase and real GDP will fall.

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QUESTION 65

When the economy is operating at the equilibrium level of GDP, we know that

		A. total planned real expenditures equal real GDP.
		B. real net exports equal inventory changes.
		C. planned real investment spending equals real net exports of zero.
		D. total planned real consumption expenditures equal real GDP.

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QUESTION 66

One divided by the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is the formula for

		A. the inverse of the multiplier.
		B. the multiplier.
		C. one minus the multiplier.
		D. autonomous consumption.

QUESTION 67

Thinking like an economist would, which is true of investment?

		A. Investment represents spending on capital goods.
		B. Investment is a stock concept.
		C. Investment is putting money into stocks and bonds.
		D. It is the portion of disposable income that is not used for consumption or saving.

QUESTION 68

Other things being equal, if input prices rise in a country, then there would be

		A. cost-push inflation.
		B. demand-pull inflation.
		C. cost-pull deflation.
		D. more production and a lower price level.

QUESTION 69

In the short run, if the price level rises, then the overall economy can temporarily produce beyond its nominal capacity. One reason for this is that

		A. existing capital equipment can be used more intensively.
		B. wage rates rise almost simultaneously with the price level.
		C. the unemployment rate usually rises dramatically along with the price level.
		D. workers can be switched from counted to uncounted production.

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1. which of the following would be counted as gross domestic

investment?

GM issues 1 million shares of stock

consolidated construction purchases 1,000 acres of land for a

regional shopping center it plans to build in a few years.

a walmart store adds 1,000 T-shirts to ti's

inverotry

A college buys computers for it's office staff

you and your significant other buy a house

you put money into a saving accountÃâ

2. a car company currently has a capital stock of $100 million

and desires a capital stock of $110 million

a. if it experiences no depreciation how mch will it need to

invest to get to its desired level of capital stock

b. if its annual depreciation is 5% how much will it need to

invest to get to its desired level

c. if its annual depreciation is 10% how much will it need to

invest to get to its desired level

3. use the information below to compute the levels of gross and

net private domestic investment data are in billions of dollars

a. change in business inventories $59.3

b. residental cinstruction 369.6

c. producers durable equipment 691.3

d. nonresidential structures 246.9

e. depreciation 713.9

4. complete the table which shows investment in the united

states in billions of 2000 chained dollars

year 2005 gross domestic investment 1,873.5 depreciation 1,266.6 net private domestic investment ?

year 2006 gross domestic investnment ? depreciation 1,2161 net priavte domestic investment 696.4

year 2007 gross domestic investment 1,809.7 depreciation ? net priavate domestic investment 546.7

5. which of the following is part of M1 and M2

a. $0.27 that has accumulated under a couch cushion

b. your $2,000 line of credit with your visa account

c. $210 balance in your checking account

d. $417 in your savings account

e. 10 shares of the recently issued facebook stock that your

grandma gave you

f. $200 in travelers checks you purchased before your summer

trip to italy

6. suppose a banks balance sheet looks as follows:

assets

reservers

$2,700

property

$ 4,500

liabilities

deposits $7,200

and banks the reserve requirement is 20 percent

a. how much is excess reserves ratio 20 percent

b. how much can this bank lend

7. suppose a bank A with 25% reserve requirement has $50 million

in reserves and $200 million in checkable deposits one of the banks

depositors a major corporation writes a check to another

corporation for $5 million the check is deposited in another bank

(bank B)

a. explain how the withdrawl affects the banks reserves and

checkable deposits

b. by how much must bank A have to reduce lending?

8. assume the bank of america has access reserves of $30

milllion and outstanding transaction (checking) deposits of $180

million if the reserve ratio is 10% what is the size of the bank of

america total reserves?

9 banks fail when all depositors try to withdraw money at the

same time one way to prevent this problem would be to require bank

to hold 0 of deposits on hand

a. why would this not be desirable thing to do

b. what would happen to the banking system

c. explain how the law which requires banks to purchase fdic

insurance makes 100% reserve system unnecessary.

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