Question 1

When we assume that the supply of money is a variable that the central bank controls, we

Accepted Answer

A) must then assume as well that the demand for money is not influenced by the value of money. 
B) must then assume as well that the price level is unrelated to the value of money. 
C) are ignoring the fact that, in the real world, households are also suppliers of money. 
D) are ignoring the complications introduced by the role of the banking system. 
A) must then assume as well that the demand for money is not influenced by the value of money. 
B) must then assume as well that the price level is unrelated to the value of money. 
C) are ignoring the fact that, in the real world, households are also suppliers of money. 
D) are ignoring the complications introduced by the role of the banking system.

Question 2

If the real interest rate is 6 percent and the price level is falling at a rate of 2 percent, what is the nominal interest rate?

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A) 4 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 8 percent 
D) 10 percent 
A) 4 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 8 percent 
D) 10 percent

Question 3

Figure 17-1  
-Refer to Figure 17-1. When the money supply curve shifts from MS1 to MS2,

Accepted Answer

A) the equilibrium value of money decreases. 
B) the equilibrium price level decreases. 
C) the supply of money has decreased. 
D) the demand for goods and services will decrease. 
A) the equilibrium value of money decreases. 
B) the equilibrium price level decreases. 
C) the supply of money has decreased. 
D) the demand for goods and services will decrease.

Question 4

If the economy unexpectedly went from inflation to deflation,

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A) both debtors and creditors would have reduced real wealth. 
B) both debtors and creditors would have increased real wealth. 
C) debtors would gain at the expense of creditors. 
D) creditors would gain at the expense of debtors. 
A) both debtors and creditors would have reduced real wealth. 
B) both debtors and creditors would have increased real wealth. 
C) debtors would gain at the expense of creditors. 
D) creditors would gain at the expense of debtors.

Question 5

When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, as the price level decreases, the value of money

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A) increases, so the quantity of money demanded increases. 
B) increases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases. 
C) decreases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases. 
D) decreases, so the quantity of money demanded increases. 
A) increases, so the quantity of money demanded increases. 
B) increases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases. 
C) decreases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases. 
D) decreases, so the quantity of money demanded increases.

Question 6

Suppose that monetary neutrality and the Fisher effect both hold. An increase in the money supply growth rate increases

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A) the inflation rate and growth of real GDP. 
B) the inflation rate but not the growth rate of real GDP. 
C) the growth rate of real GDP, but not the inflation rate. 
D) neither the inflation rate nor the growth rate of real GDP. 
A) the inflation rate and growth of real GDP. 
B) the inflation rate but not the growth rate of real GDP. 
C) the growth rate of real GDP, but not the inflation rate. 
D) neither the inflation rate nor the growth rate of real GDP.

Question 7

Even though monetary policy is neutral in the short run, it may have profound real effects in the long run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As the price level rises, the value of money

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A) increases, so people want to hold more of it. 
B) increases, so people want to hold less of it. 
C) decreases, so people want to hold more of it. 
D) decreases, so people want to hold less of it. 
A) increases, so people want to hold more of it. 
B) increases, so people want to hold less of it. 
C) decreases, so people want to hold more of it. 
D) decreases, so people want to hold less of it.

Question 9

When inflation falls, people

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A) make less frequent trips to the bank and firms make less frequent price changes. 
B) make less frequent trips to the bank while firms make more frequent price changes. 
C) make more frequent trips to the bank while firms make less frequent price changes. 
D) make more frequent trips to the bank and firms make more frequent price changes. 
A) make less frequent trips to the bank and firms make less frequent price changes. 
B) make less frequent trips to the bank while firms make more frequent price changes. 
C) make more frequent trips to the bank while firms make less frequent price changes. 
D) make more frequent trips to the bank and firms make more frequent price changes.

Question 10

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

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A) the price level and nominal GDP 
B) the price level and real GDP 
C) only real GDP 
D) only the price level 
A) the price level and nominal GDP 
B) the price level and real GDP 
C) only real GDP 
D) only the price level

Question 11

Monetary neutrality means that while real variables may change in response to changes in the money supply, nominal variables do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the classical dichotomy, which of the following is affected by monetary factors?

Accepted Answer

A) nominal wages 
B) the price level 
C) nominal GDP 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) nominal wages 
B) the price level 
C) nominal GDP 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 13

Between 1880 and 1886, prices that were

Accepted Answer

A) lower than expected transferred wealth from creditors to debtors. 
B) lower than expected transferred wealth from debtors to creditors. 
C) higher than expected transferred wealth from creditors to debtors. 
D) higher than expected transferred wealth from debtors to creditors. 
A) lower than expected transferred wealth from creditors to debtors. 
B) lower than expected transferred wealth from debtors to creditors. 
C) higher than expected transferred wealth from creditors to debtors. 
D) higher than expected transferred wealth from debtors to creditors.

Question 14

The price level falls. This might be because the Federal Reserve

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A) bought bonds which raised the money supply. 
B) bought bonds which reduced the money supply. 
C) sold bonds which raised the money supply. 
D) sold bonds which reduced the money supply. 
A) bought bonds which raised the money supply. 
B) bought bonds which reduced the money supply. 
C) sold bonds which raised the money supply. 
D) sold bonds which reduced the money supply.

Question 15

Wealth is redistributed from debtors to creditors when inflation was expected to be

Accepted Answer

A) high and it turns out to be high. 
B) low and it turns out to be low. 
C) low and it turns out to be high. 
D) high and it turns out to be low. 
A) high and it turns out to be high. 
B) low and it turns out to be low. 
C) low and it turns out to be high. 
D) high and it turns out to be low.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about U.S. inflation is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Low inflation was viewed as a triumph of President Carter's economic policy. 
B) There were long periods in the nineteenth century during which prices fell. 
C) The U.S. public has viewed inflation rates of even 7 percent as a major economic problem. 
D) The U.S. inflation rate has varied over time, but international data show even more variation. 
A) Low inflation was viewed as a triumph of President Carter's economic policy. 
B) There were long periods in the nineteenth century during which prices fell. 
C) The U.S. public has viewed inflation rates of even 7 percent as a major economic problem. 
D) The U.S. inflation rate has varied over time, but international data show even more variation.

Question 17

If V and M are constant and Y doubles, the quantity equation implies that the price level

Accepted Answer

A) falls to half its original level. 
B) does not change. 
C) doubles. 
D) more than doubles. 
A) falls to half its original level. 
B) does not change. 
C) doubles. 
D) more than doubles.

Question 18

James took out a fixed-interest-rate loan when the CPI was 200. He expected the CPI to increase to 206 but it actually increased to 204. The real interest rate he paid is

Accepted Answer

A) higher than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is higher than he had expected. 
B) higher than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is lower than he had expected. 
C) lower than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is higher than he had expected. 
D) lower then he had expected, and the real value of the loan is lower than he had expected. 
A) higher than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is higher than he had expected. 
B) higher than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is lower than he had expected. 
C) lower than he had expected, and the real value of the loan is higher than he had expected. 
D) lower then he had expected, and the real value of the loan is lower than he had expected.

Question 19

In United States history there were long periods when most prices fell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Shoeleather cost refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the cost of more frequent price changes induced by higher inflation. 
B) the distortion in resource allocation created by distortions in relative prices due to inflation. 
C) resources used to maintain lower money holdings when inflation is high. 
D) the tendency to expend more effort searching for the lowest price when inflation is high. 
A) the cost of more frequent price changes induced by higher inflation. 
B) the distortion in resource allocation created by distortions in relative prices due to inflation. 
C) resources used to maintain lower money holdings when inflation is high. 
D) the tendency to expend more effort searching for the lowest price when inflation is high.

Exam 17: Money Growth and Inflation

When we assume that the supply of money is a variable that the central bank controls, we

If the real interest rate is 6 percent and the price level is falling at a rate of 2 percent, what is the nominal interest rate?

Figure 17-1 -Refer to Figure 17-1. When the money supply curve shifts from MS1 to MS2,

If the economy unexpectedly went from inflation to deflation,

When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, as the price level decreases, the value of money

Suppose that monetary neutrality and the Fisher effect both hold. An increase in the money supply growth rate increases

Even though monetary policy is neutral in the short run, it may have profound real effects in the long run.

As the price level rises, the value of money

When inflation falls, people

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

Monetary neutrality means that while real variables may change in response to changes in the money supply, nominal variables do not.

According to the classical dichotomy, which of the following is affected by monetary factors?

Between 1880 and 1886, prices that were

The price level falls. This might be because the Federal Reserve

Wealth is redistributed from debtors to creditors when inflation was expected to be

Which of the following statements about U.S. inflation is not correct?

If V and M are constant and Y doubles, the quantity equation implies that the price level

James took out a fixed-interest-rate loan when the CPI was 200. He expected the CPI to increase to 206 but it actually increased to 204. The real interest rate he paid is

In United States history there were long periods when most prices fell.

Shoeleather cost refers to

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

Filters

Figure 17-1 -Refer to Figure 17-1. When the money supply curve shifts from MS₁ to MS₂,