Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: If the CPI is 200 in year 1980 and 300 today,

If the CPI is 200 in year 1980 and 300 today, then $600 in 1980 has the same purchasing power as ________ today a. $400 b. $500 c. $700 d. $900

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Q: A small nation of ten people idolizes the TV show The Voice

A small nation of ten people idolizes the TV show The Voice. All they produce and consume are karaoke machines and CDs, in the following amounts: a. Using a method similar to the CPI, compute the perc...

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Q: Give an example of a price ceiling and an example of a

Give an example of a price ceiling and an example of a price floor.

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Q: Explain the meaning of nominal interest rate and real interest rate.

Explain the meaning of nominal interest rate and real interest rate. How are they related?

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Q: When the Japanese car maker Toyota expands one of its car factories

When the Japanese car maker Toyota expands one of its car factories in the United States, what is the likely impact of this event on the gross domestic product and gross national product of the United...

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Q: In the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s, investors

In the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s, investors from the Asian economies of Japan and China made significant direct and portfolio investments in the United States. At the time, many American...

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Q: Does a higher rate of saving lead to higher growth temporarily or

Does a higher rate of saving lead to higher growth temporarily or indefinitely?

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Q: Governments may intervene in a market economy in order to a

Governments may intervene in a market economy in order to a. protect property rights. b. correct a market failure due to externalities. c. achieve a more equal distribution of income. d. All of the ab...

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Q: A 1996 bill reforming the federal government’s anti- poverty programs limited

A 1996 bill reforming the federal government’s anti- poverty programs limited many welfare recipients to only two years of benefits. a. How does this change affect the incentives for working? b. How m...

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Q: What does the “invisible hand” of the marketplace do?

What does the “invisible hand” of the marketplace do?

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