UOP ECO 561 Final Exam Guide (New, 2017)

UOP ECO 561 Final Exam Guide (New, 2017)
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ECO 561 Final Guide NEW 2017
1 Which of the following have substantially equivalent effects on a nation's volume
of exports and imports?
Exchange rate appreciation and domestic deflation
Exchange rate depreciation and domestic inflation
Exchange rate appreciation and a decrease in the domestic supply of money
Exchange rate depreciation and domestic deflation
2 Which of the following statements best describes the 12 Federal Reserve Banks?
They are privately owned and publicly controlled central banks whose basic goal is
to earn profits for their owners.
They are privately owned and privately controlled central banks whose basic goal is
to provide an ample and orderly market for U.S. Treasury securities.
They are privately owned and publicly controlled central banks whose basic
function is to minimize the risks in commercial banking in order to make it a
reasonably profitable industry.
They are privately owned and publicly controlled central banks whose basic goal is
to control the money supply and interest rates in promoting the general economic
welfare
3 Buyers will opt out of markets in which:
there are only foreign sellers
there is inadequate information about sellers and their products
there are significant negative externalities
standardized products are being produced
4 Pure monopolists may obtain economic profits in the long run because:
of advertising
marginal revenue is constant as sales increase
of rising average fixed costs

of barriers to entry
5 All else equal, a large decline in the real interest rate will shift the:
investment demand curve rightward
investment demand curve leftward
investment schedule upward
investment schedule downward
6 In order for mutually beneficial trade to occur between two otherwise isolated
nations:
each nation must be able to produce at least one good relatively cheaper than the
other
each nation must face constant costs in the production of the good it exports
one nation's production must be labor-intensive while the other nation's production
is capital-intensive
each nation must be able to produce at least one good absolutely cheaper than the
other
7 If the Federal Reserve System buys government securities from commercial banks
and the public:
the money supply will contract
commercial bank reserves will decline
it will be easier to obtain loans at commercial banks
commercial bank reserves will be unaffected
8 Normal profit is:
the average profitability of an industry over the preceding 10 years
determined by subtracting explicit costs from total revenue
the return to the entrepreneur when economic profits are zero
determined by subtracting implicit costs from total revenue
9 The term "recession" describes a situation where:
an economy's ability to produce is destroyed
output and living standards decline
inflation rates exceed normal levels
Government takes a less active role in economic matters
10 If an unintended increase in business inventories occurs at some level of GDP,
then GDP:
is too low for equilibrium
entails a rate of aggregate expenditures in excess of the rate of aggregate production
is too high for equilibrium

may be either above or below the equilibrium output
11 The fact that international specialization and trade based on comparative
advantage can increase world output is demonstrated by the reality that:
a nation's production possibilities and trading possibilities lines coincide
the production possibilities curves of any two nations are identical
a nation's trading possibilities line lies to the right of its production possibilities
line
a nation's production possibilities line lies to the right of its trading possibilities
line
12 In the theory of comparative advantage, a good should be produced in that nation
where:
its cost is least in terms of alternative goods that might otherwise be produced
its absolute cost in terms of real resources used is least
its absolute money cost of production is least
the production possibilities line lies further to the right than the trading
possibilities line
13 Why are economists concerned about inflation?
Inflation lowers the standard of living for people whose income does not increase as
fast as the price level
Real GDP is necessarily falling when there is inflation
Inflation generally causes unemployment rates to rise
Inflation increases the value of peoples' saving and encourages overspending on
goods and services
14 Two major virtues of the market system are that it:
results in an equitable personal distribution of income and always maintains full
employment
results in price level stability and a fair personal distribution of income
allocates resources efficiently and allows economic freedom
eliminates discrimination and minimizes environmental pollution
15 Suppose you have a limited money income and you are purchasing products A
and B, whose prices happen to be the same. To maximize your utility, you should
purchase A and B in such amounts that:

the income and substitution effects associated with each are equal
their marginal and total utilities are proportionate
their total utilities are the same
their marginal utilities are the same
16 Macroeconomics approaches the study of economics from the viewpoint of:
governmental units
the entire economy
individual firms
the operation of specific product and resource markets
17 Mrs. Arnold is spending all her money income by buying bottles of soda and bags
of pretzels in such amounts that the marginal utility of the last bottle is 60 utils and
the marginal utility of the last bag is 30 utils. The prices of soda and pretzels are
$.60 per bottle and $.40 per bag respectively. It can be concluded that:
Mrs. Arnold should spend more on soda and less on pretzels
Mrs. Arnold is buying soda and pretzels in the utility-maximizing amounts
the two commodities are substitute goods
Mrs. Arnold should spend more on pretzels and less on soda
18 The simple circular flow model shows that:
households are on the selling side of the resource market and on the buying side of
the product market.
businesses are on the selling side of both product and resource markets.
households are on the buying side of both product and resource markets.
businesses are on the buying side of the product market and on the selling side of
the resource market.
19 Assume the reserve ratio is 25 percent and Federal Reserve Banks buy $4 million
of U.S. securities from the public, which deposits this amount into checking
accounts. As a result of these transactions, the supply of money is:
directly increased by $4 million and the money-creating potential of the commercial
banking system is increased by an additional $16 million.
not directly affected, but the money-creating potential of the commercial banking
system is increased by $12 million.
directly increased by $4 million and the money-creating potential of the commercial
banking system is increased by an additional $12 million.
directly reduced by $4 million and the money-creating potential of the commercial
banking system is decreased by an additional $12 million.

20 As output increases, total variable cost:
increases at a constant rate
increases at a decreasing rate and then at an increasing rate
increases continuously at a decreasing rate
increases more rapidly than does total cost
21 The two basic markets shown by the simple circular flow model are:
product and resource
free and controlled
household and business
capital goods and consumer goods
22 Countercyclical discretionary fiscal policy calls for:
surpluses during both recessions and periods of demand-pull inflation
deficits during both recessions and periods of demand-pull inflation
surpluses during recessions and deficits during periods of demand-pull inflation
deficits during recessions and surpluses during periods of demand-pull inflation
23 Because the federal government typically provides disaster relief to farmers,
many farmers do not buy crop insurance even through it is federally subsidized.
This illustrates:
the moral hazard problem
the special interest effect
the adverse selection problem
logrolling
24 A monopolistically competitive industry combines elements of both competition
and monopoly. The monopoly element results from:
the likelihood of collusion
mutual interdependence
product differentiation
high entry barriers
25 Research for industrially advanced countries indicates that:
the more independent the central bank, the higher the average annual rate of
unemployment.

the more independent the central bank, the higher the average annual rate of
inflation
the more independent the central bank, the lower the average annual rate of
inflation
there is no relationship between the degree of independence of a country's central
bank and its inflation rate.
26 The business cycle depicts:
short-run fluctuations in output and employment
the phases a business goes through from when it first opens to when it finally closes
fluctuations in the general price level
the evolution of technology over time
27 The primary gain from international trade is:
increased employment in the domestic export sector
increased employment in the domestic import sector
more goods than would be attainable through domestic production alone
tariff revenue
28 Contractionary fiscal policy is so named because it:
necessarily reduces the size of government
is aimed at reducing aggregate demand and thus achieving price stability
involves a contraction of the nation's money supply
is expressly designed to expand real GDP
29 If the prices of all goods and services rose, but the quantity produced remained
unchanged, what would happen to nominal and real GDP?
Real GDP would rise, but nominal GDP would be unchanged
Nominal and real GDP would both be unchanged
Nominal GDP would rise, but real GDP would be unchanged
Nominal and real GDP would both rise
30 Which of the following will generate a demand for country X's currency in the
foreign exchange market?
Charitable contributions by country X's citizens to citizens of developing nations
The imports of country X
The desire of foreigners to buy stocks and bonds of firms in country X

Travel by citizens of country X in other countries
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