Question 1

The quantity theory of money

Accepted Answer

A)  is a fairly recent addition to economic theory. 
B)  can explain both moderate inflation and hyperinflation. 
C)  argues that inflation is caused by too little money in the economy. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  is a fairly recent addition to economic theory. 
B)  can explain both moderate inflation and hyperinflation. 
C)  argues that inflation is caused by too little money in the economy. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded increases. 
B)  demanded decreases. 
C)  supplied increases. 
D)  supplied decreases. 
A)  demanded increases. 
B)  demanded decreases. 
C)  supplied increases. 
D)  supplied decreases.

Question 3

Relative-price variability

Accepted Answer

A)  rises with inflation,leading to an improved allocation of resources. 
B)  rises with inflation,leading to a misallocation of resources. 
C)  falls with inflation,leading to an improved allocation of resources. 
D)  falls with inflation,leading to a misallocation of resources. 
A)  rises with inflation,leading to an improved allocation of resources. 
B)  rises with inflation,leading to a misallocation of resources. 
C)  falls with inflation,leading to an improved allocation of resources. 
D)  falls with inflation,leading to a misallocation of resources.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about inflation is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence from studies indicates that,in U.S.newspapers,inflation is mentioned less frequently than other economic terms,such as unemployment and productivity. 
B)  People believe the inflation fallacy because they tend to believe too strongly in the principle of monetary neutrality. 
C)  Nominal incomes are determined by nominal factors;they are not affected by real factors. 
D)  Inflation does not in itself reduce people's real purchasing power. 
A)  Evidence from studies indicates that,in U.S.newspapers,inflation is mentioned less frequently than other economic terms,such as unemployment and productivity. 
B)  People believe the inflation fallacy because they tend to believe too strongly in the principle of monetary neutrality. 
C)  Nominal incomes are determined by nominal factors;they are not affected by real factors. 
D)  Inflation does not in itself reduce people's real purchasing power.

Question 5

The classical theory of inflation

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 6

U.S.tax laws allow taxpayers,in computing the amount of tax they owe,to use the real value,as opposed to the nominal value,of

Accepted Answer

A)  both interest income and capital gains. 
B)  interest income but not capital gains. 
C)  capital gains but not interest income. 
D)  neither interest income nor capital gains. 
A)  both interest income and capital gains. 
B)  interest income but not capital gains. 
C)  capital gains but not interest income. 
D)  neither interest income nor capital gains.

Question 7

In early 2008,the central bank of Zimbabwe announced the inflation rate in that country had reached

Accepted Answer

A)  60 percent. 
B)  80 percent. 
C)  220 percent. 
D)  24,000 percent. 
A)  60 percent. 
B)  80 percent. 
C)  220 percent. 
D)  24,000 percent.

Question 8

The classical dichotomy is useful for analyzing the economy because in the long run nominal variables are heavily influenced by developments in the monetary system,and real variables are not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Indexing the tax system to take into account the effects of inflation would by itself

Accepted Answer

A)  mean that only real interest earnings are taxed. 
B)  mean an end to taxing capital gains. 
C)  mean an increase in average tax rates. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  mean that only real interest earnings are taxed. 
B)  mean an end to taxing capital gains. 
C)  mean an increase in average tax rates. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 10

There was hyperinflation during the

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A)  period 1880-1896 in the United States. 
B)  1970s in the United States. 
C)  early part of the current century in Zimbabwe. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  period 1880-1896 in the United States. 
B)  1970s in the United States. 
C)  early part of the current century in Zimbabwe. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

In the fourteenth century,the Western African Emperor Kankan Musa traveled to Cairo where he gave away much gold,which was in use as a medium of exchange.We would predict that this increase in gold

Accepted Answer

A)  raised both the price level and the value of gold in Cairo. 
B)  raised the price level,but decreased the value of gold in Cairo. 
C)  lowered the price level,but increased the value of gold in Cairo. 
D)  lowered both the price level and the value of gold in Cairo. 
A)  raised both the price level and the value of gold in Cairo. 
B)  raised the price level,but decreased the value of gold in Cairo. 
C)  lowered the price level,but increased the value of gold in Cairo. 
D)  lowered both the price level and the value of gold in Cairo.

Question 12

The real interest rate is 8 percent and the nominal interest rate is 10.5 percent.Is there inflation or deflation? What is the inflation or deflation rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  deflation;2.5 percent 
B)  deflation;20.5 percent 
C)  inflation;2.5 percent 
D)  inflation;20.5 percent 
A)  deflation;2.5 percent 
B)  deflation;20.5 percent 
C)  inflation;2.5 percent 
D)  inflation;20.5 percent

Question 13

If the nominal interest rate is 5 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent,then what is the real interest rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  7 percent 
C)  3 percent 
D)  2.5 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  7 percent 
C)  3 percent 
D)  2.5 percent

Question 14

The principle of monetary neutrality implies that an increase in the money supply will

Accepted Answer

A)  increase real GDP and the price level. 
B)  increase real GDP,but not the price level. 
C)  increase the price level,but not real GDP. 
D)  increase neither the price level nor real GDP. 
A)  increase real GDP and the price level. 
B)  increase real GDP,but not the price level. 
C)  increase the price level,but not real GDP. 
D)  increase neither the price level nor real GDP.

Question 15

You put money in the bank.The increase in the dollar value of your savings

Accepted Answer

A)  and the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings are both nominal variables. 
B)  and the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings are both real variables. 
C)  is a nominal variable,but the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings is a real variable. 
D)  is a real variable,but the change in the number of goods you buy with your savings is a nominal variable. 
A)  and the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings are both nominal variables. 
B)  and the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings are both real variables. 
C)  is a nominal variable,but the change in the number of goods you can buy with your savings is a real variable. 
D)  is a real variable,but the change in the number of goods you buy with your savings is a nominal variable.

Question 16

Yvonne takes out a fixed-interest-rate loan and then inflation turns out to be higher than she had expected it to be.The real interest rate she pays is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The nominal interest rate is 3 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent.What is the real interest rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  1.5 percent 
D)  1 percent 
A)  6 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  1.5 percent 
D)  1 percent

Question 18

Suppose the price level rises,but the number of dollars you are paid per hour stays the same.This means that your

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal wage is higher. 
B)  nominal wage is lower. 
C)  real wage is higher. 
D)  real wage is lower. 
A)  nominal wage is higher. 
B)  nominal wage is lower. 
C)  real wage is higher. 
D)  real wage is lower.

Question 19

Inflation necessarily distorts saving when either real interest income or nominal interest income is taxed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An associate professor of physics gets a $200 a month raise.She figures that with her new monthly salary she can buy more goods and services than she could buy last year.

Accepted Answer

A)  Her real and nominal salary have risen. 
B)  Her real and nominal salary have fallen. 
C)  Her real salary has risen and her nominal salary has fallen. 
D)  Her real salary has fallen and her nominal salary has risen. 
A)  Her real and nominal salary have risen. 
B)  Her real and nominal salary have fallen. 
C)  Her real salary has risen and her nominal salary has fallen. 
D)  Her real salary has fallen and her nominal salary has risen.

Exam 30: Money Growth and Inflation

The quantity theory of money

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

Relative-price variability

Which of the following statements about inflation is correct?

The classical theory of inflation

U.S.tax laws allow taxpayers,in computing the amount of tax they owe,to use the real value,as opposed to the nominal value,of

In early 2008,the central bank of Zimbabwe announced the inflation rate in that country had reached

The classical dichotomy is useful for analyzing the economy because in the long run nominal variables are heavily influenced by developments in the monetary system,and real variables are not.

Indexing the tax system to take into account the effects of inflation would by itself

There was hyperinflation during the

In the fourteenth century,the Western African Emperor Kankan Musa traveled to Cairo where he gave away much gold,which was in use as a medium of exchange.We would predict that this increase in gold

The real interest rate is 8 percent and the nominal interest rate is 10.5 percent.Is there inflation or deflation? What is the inflation or deflation rate?

If the nominal interest rate is 5 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent,then what is the real interest rate?

The principle of monetary neutrality implies that an increase in the money supply will

You put money in the bank.The increase in the dollar value of your savings

Yvonne takes out a fixed-interest-rate loan and then inflation turns out to be higher than she had expected it to be.The real interest rate she pays is

The nominal interest rate is 3 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent.What is the real interest rate?

Suppose the price level rises,but the number of dollars you are paid per hour stays the same.This means that your

Inflation necessarily distorts saving when either real interest income or nominal interest income is taxed.

An associate professor of physics gets a $200 a month raise.She figures that with her new monthly salary she can buy more goods and services than she could buy last year.

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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

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers of Microeconomics

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 Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

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

Five Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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