Macroeconomics – SNHU

Final test
Code 1 (90 minutes )
Closed book exam

I. Multiple choice (5 points)

1. The market basket used to calculate the CPI in Aquilonia is 4 loaves of bread, 6 gallons of milk,
2 shirts, and 2 pants. In 2005, bread cost $1.00 per loaf, milk cost $1.50 per gallon, shirts cost
$6.00 each and pants cost $10.00 per pair. In 2006, bread cost $1.50 per loaf, milk cost $2.00 per
gallon, shirts cost $7.00 each and pants cost $12.00 per pair. Using 2005 as the base year, what
was Aquilonia’s inflation rate in 2006?
a. 30 percent
b. 24.4 percent
c. 21.6 percent
d. It is impossible to determine without knowing the base year.
2. If the cost of housing increases by 10 percent, then, other things the same, the CPI is likely to
increase by about
a. 10 percent.
b. 8.5 percent.
c. 6 percent.
d. 4.2 percent.
3. Countries that start with very little physical capital will get a:
a. higher return from adding a unit of capital than a country that starts at a higher initial level will.
b. lower return from adding a unit of capital than a country that starts at a higher initial level will.
c. similar return from adding a unit of capital than a country that starts at a higher initial level will.
d. higher return from adding a unit of capital the more natural resources they possess.
4. Stock represents
a. a claim to a share of the profits of a firm.
b. ownership in a firm.
c. equity finance.
d. All of the above are correct
5. The aggregate demand curve slopes downward because a decrease in the price level means a(n)
in the real money supply and therefore a level of real spending.
a. increase; higher
b. increase; lower
c. decrease; lower
d. decrease; higher
6. The function of investment spending shifts to the left if:
a. The interest rate rises
b. The interest rate falls
c. Business expectations improve
d. Business expectations get worse
7. If the MPC = 0.75, then the taxation multiplier must be:
a. 3.
b. 4.
c. -3.
 d. -4.
8. If the MPC is 0.6, and the government spends an additional $50b, the overall effect on GDP will
be:
a. an increase of $250b.
b. a decrease of $25b.
c. a decrease of $75b.
d. an increase of $125b
9. The aggregate demand curve is
a. the total quantity of an economy’s intermediate goods demanded at all price levels.
b. the total quantity of an economy’s intermediate goods demanded at a particular price level.
c. the total quantity of an economy’s final goods and services demanded at a particular price level.
d. the total quantity of an economy’s final goods and services demanded at different price levels.
10. If an economy used gold as money, its money would be
a. commodity money, but not fiat money.
b. fiat money, but not commodity money.
c. both fiat and commodity money.
d. neither fiat nor commodity money

II. Short answers:

1. The table below uses data for the year 2003 provided by the BLS and adjusted to be comparable
to U.S. data. All values are in thousands. Fill in the blank entries in the table. Show your work!
( 2.5 points)

Adult D. Unemployed Unemployment Labor-Force

Country Population Labor Employed rate participation
Force Rate
Japan 109,474 62,510 3,500
France 26,870 2,577 57.41

2. Why is the aggregate demand curve down sloping? Specify how your explanation differs from
the explanation for the down-sloping demand curve for a single product (2.5 points)