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18/6/2021 Mid-term_2021 (Macroeconomics _K59VJCC)

Mid-term_2021 (Macroeconomics
_K59VJCC)
Note: You must answer questions 1-20 and need to choose between question 21 and question
22

1. In the actual economy, households


(3.5 Điểm)

spend all of their income.

divide their income among spending, taxes, and saving.

buy all goods and services produced in the economy.

Both (a) and (c) are correct.

2. Which of the following events would cause GDP for 2017


(3.5 Điểm)

In February 2017, Lan sells a 1996 Honda Accord to Nam.

In February 2017, Lan buys a air ticket to visit Ho chi Minh City. She visits the City in April
2017.

In December 2017, Lan eats onions that she harvested from her backyard garden in
October 2017

All of the above are correct.

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3. Which of the following is not included in GDP?


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carrots grown in your garden and eaten by your family

carrots purchased at a farmer’s market and eaten by your family

carrots purchased at a grocery store and eaten by your family

More than one of the above is not included in GDP.

4. Greg, a U.S. citizen, works only in Canada. The value of the output he produces is
(3.5 Điểm)

included in both U.S. GDP and U.S. GNP.

included in neither U.S. GDP nor U.S. GNP.

includ in U.S. GDP, but it is not included in U.S. GNP.

included in U.S. GNP, but it is not included in U.S. GDP.

5. Which of the following is correct?


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Nominal GDP never equals real GDP.

Nominal GDP always equals real GDP.

Nominal GDP equals real GDP in the base year.

Nominal GDP equals real GDP in all years but the base year.

6. When the consumer price index rises, the typical family


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has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living.

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can spend fewer dollars to maintain the same standard of living.

can offset the effects of rising prices by saving more.

finds that its standard of living is not affected

7. If the CPI was 110 this year and 100 last year, then
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the cost of the CPI basket of goods and services increased by 110 percent this year.

the price level increased by 10 percent this year.

the inflation rate for this year was 10 percent higher than the inflation rate for last year.

All of the above are correct.

8. The nominal interest rate tells you


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how fast the number of dollars in your bank account rises over time.

the number of dollars in your bank account today.

how fast the purchasing power of your bank account rises over time.

the purchasing power of your bank account today.

9. By saving more, a country


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has more resources for capital goods. The increase in capital raises productivity.

has more resources for capital goods. The increase in capital reduces productivity.

has fewer resources for capital goods. The decrease in capital raises productivity.

has fewer resources for capital goods. The decrease in capital reduces productivity.

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10. Consider the expressions T - G and Y - T - C. Which of the following statements is


correct?
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Each one of these is equal to national saving.

The first of these is private saving; the second one is public saving.

Each one of these is equal to public saving.

The first of these is public saving; the second one is private saving.

11. Crowding out occurs when investment declines because


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a budget deficit makes interest rates rise.

a budget deficit makes interest rates fall.

a budget surplus makes interest rates rise.

a budget surplus makes interest rates fall.

12. On a production function, as capital per worker increases, output per worker
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increases. This increase is larger at larger values of capital per worker.

increases. This increase is smaller at larger values of capital per worker.

decreases. This decrease is larger at larger value of capital per worker.

decreases. This decrease is smaller at larger value of capital per worker.

13. If Congress instituted an investment tax credit, the interest rate would
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rise and saving would rise.

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fall and saving would fall.

rise and saving would fall.

fall and saving would rise.

14. Frictional unemployment can be the consequence of


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workers leaving existing jobs to find ones they like better.

one industry declining while another is growing.

changes in the working conditions offered by competing firms.

All of the above are correct.

15. The efficiency-wage theory of worker turnover suggests that firms with
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higher turnover will have higher production costs and higher profits.

higher turnover will have higher production costs and lower profits.

higher turnover will have lower production costs and higher profits.

higher turnover will have lower production costs and lower profits.

16. Suppose we have an economy containing 2000 5$ bills.

If banks maintain 100 percent reserves, the quantity of money is


(3.5 Điểm)

2000

1000

10 000

None of the above is correct

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17. Suppose we have an economy containing 2000 5$ bills.

If reserve ratio of banks is 20%, the money multiplier is


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5.0

1.3

2.0

None of the above is correct

18. Suppose we have an economy containing 2000 5$ bills

If currency-deposit ratio is 60% and reserve ratio of banks is 20%, the quantity of
money is
(3.5 Điểm)

50 000

2000

8000

None of the above is correct

19. Suppose we have an economy containing 2000 5$ bills

If people hold all money as demand deposits and banks maintain a reserve ratio of
20%, the quantity of money is
(3.5 Điểm)

50 000

2000

8000

None of the above is correct

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20. Suppose we have an economy containing 2000 5$ bills.

If people hold equal amounts of currency and demand deposits and banks
maintain a reserve ratio of 25%, the amount of currency is
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10 000

2000

8000

None of the above is correct

21. Choose 1 out of 2 Options

Option 1 (30 points)

Consumers save 1/4 of the tax cut and spend the other 3/4.

Government decreases taxes by 200 billion. Using supply-demand model of


market for loanable funds, show and explain

a. What happens to interest rates and investment? (10 ponits)

b. Compare the change of investment with the change of taxes and explain (20
points)
(30 Điểm)

a. At first, when tax is not cut, 200 billion of goverment is used as a loanable funds. But when tax
is cut and consumers use it mostly for spending and the smaller part for saving then supply of
funds for investment decreases, The Supply Curve shifts left => Investment decreases, higher
interest rate.

b. The change of tax is decreasing 200 billion

The change of investment is increasing 1/4*200=50 billion, less 150 billion than case tax is not
cut

=> The change of investment < the change of taxes

This comparison show that this tax cut policy is not effective because they cut lots of tax but the
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22. Option 2 (30 points)

Using production function to describe the determinants of total output (10 points)
List and explain briefly two policies that attempt to raise output by increasing one
of the determinants of total output (20 points)

(30 Điểm)

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