Question 1

Table 10-1
  
-Refer to Table 10-1.Using the table above,what is the approximate growth rate of real GDP from 2017 to 2018?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 2% 
C) 3% 
D) 4% 
A) 1% 
B) 2% 
C) 3% 
D) 4%

Question 2

In 2003,Congress passed a tax cut that included a reduction in the marginal tax rate on stock dividends.This essentially increased the after-tax rate of return on stocks that offer dividends.Using the loanable funds market,describe what will happen to saving,investment,economic growth,the real interest rate,and the quantity of loanable funds exchanged.

Accepted Answer

Dividends are the portion of corporate p

Question 3

Inflation is measured

Accepted Answer

A) using the level of the consumer price index. 
B) as the percentage change in the consumer price index. 
C) using the level of real GDP. 
D) as the percentage change in real GDP. 
A) using the level of the consumer price index. 
B) as the percentage change in the consumer price index. 
C) using the level of real GDP. 
D) as the percentage change in real GDP.

Question 4

Potential GDP in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) does not change over time. 
B) grows as the economy grows. 
C) changes over a given business cycle. 
D) declines over time. 
A) does not change over time. 
B) grows as the economy grows. 
C) changes over a given business cycle. 
D) declines over time.

Question 5

How does a decrease in the tax rate on income earned on saving affect saving,investment,the interest rate,and economic growth?

Accepted Answer

One determinant of the amount of househo

Question 6

Growth in potential GDP in the United States from 1949 to 2017 was estimated to be about

Accepted Answer

A) 8.25% per year. 
B) 5.0% per year. 
C) 3.2% per year. 
D) 1.5% per year. 
A) 8.25% per year. 
B) 5.0% per year. 
C) 3.2% per year. 
D) 1.5% per year.

Question 7

If GDP grows at a rate of 3% per year,approximately how long will it take for GDP to double in size?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 years 
B) 21 years 
C) 23 years 
D) 35 years 
A) 12 years 
B) 21 years 
C) 23 years 
D) 35 years

Question 8

An increase in the government budget deficit will shift the ________ curve for loanable funds to the ________ and the equilibrium real interest rate will ________.

Accepted Answer

A) supply; right; fall 
B) supply; left; rise 
C) demand; right; rise 
D) demand; left; fall 
A) supply; right; fall 
B) supply; left; rise 
C) demand; right; rise 
D) demand; left; fall

Question 9

A period of economic expansion ends with a business cycle trough.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Liquidity refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the ease with a stock can be traded for a bond. 
B) the ease with which a financial security can be traded for cash. 
C) the number of times a dollar changes hands in the creation of GDP in an economy. 
D) the number of shares of stock a corporation issues. 
A) the ease with a stock can be traded for a bond. 
B) the ease with which a financial security can be traded for cash. 
C) the number of times a dollar changes hands in the creation of GDP in an economy. 
D) the number of shares of stock a corporation issues.

Question 11

What type of consumer goods is more affected by the business cycle: durable goods or nondurable goods? Why?

Accepted Answer

Some workers lose income during a recess

Table 10-1 -Refer to Table 10-1.Using the table above,what is the approximate growth rate of real GDP from 2017 to 2018?

Inflation is measured

Potential GDP in the United States

How does a decrease in the tax rate on income earned on saving affect saving,investment,the interest rate,and economic growth?

Growth in potential GDP in the United States from 1949 to 2017 was estimated to be about

If GDP grows at a rate of 3% per year,approximately how long will it take for GDP to double in size?

An increase in the government budget deficit will shift the curve for loanable funds to the and the equilibrium real interest rate will .

A period of economic expansion ends with a business cycle trough.

Liquidity refers to

What type of consumer goods is more affected by the business cycle: durable goods or nondurable goods? Why?

Economics: Foundations and Models

Trade-Offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System

Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply

Economic Efficiency, Government Price Setting, and Taxes

The Economics of Health Care

Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance

Comparative Advantage and the Gains From International Trade

GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income

Unemployment and Inflation

Long-Run Economic Growth: Sources and Policies

Aggregate Expenditure and Output in the Short Run

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis

Money,Banks,and the Federal Reserve System

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Inflation, Unemployment, and Federal Reserve Policy

Macroeconomics in an Open Economy

The International Financial System

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Exam 10: Economic Growth, the Financial System, and Business Cycles

Table 10-1 -Refer to Table 10-1.Using the table above,what is the approximate growth rate of real GDP from 2017 to 2018?

Inflation is measured

Potential GDP in the United States

How does a decrease in the tax rate on income earned on saving affect saving,investment,the interest rate,and economic growth?

Growth in potential GDP in the United States from 1949 to 2017 was estimated to be about

If GDP grows at a rate of 3% per year,approximately how long will it take for GDP to double in size?

An increase in the government budget deficit will shift the ________ curve for loanable funds to the ________ and the equilibrium real interest rate will ________.

A period of economic expansion ends with a business cycle trough.

Liquidity refers to

What type of consumer goods is more affected by the business cycle: durable goods or nondurable goods? Why?

Economics: Foundations and Models

Trade-Offs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System

Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand and Supply

Economic Efficiency, Government Price Setting, and Taxes

The Economics of Health Care

Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance

Comparative Advantage and the Gains From International Trade

GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income

Unemployment and Inflation

Long-Run Economic Growth: Sources and Policies

Aggregate Expenditure and Output in the Short Run

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis

Money,Banks,and the Federal Reserve System

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Inflation, Unemployment, and Federal Reserve Policy

Macroeconomics in an Open Economy

The International Financial System

Filters

An increase in the government budget deficit will shift the curve for loanable funds to the and the equilibrium real interest rate will .