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Econ 104 Rustici exam 1-3 (final study) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\




Which of the following is true with respect to government policy and America's Great
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Depression? - correct answer✔✔A. The Federal Reserve failed in its official function as "lender |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




of last resort" and as a result the money supply unexpectedly expanded by 29% from
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1929-1933 causing rapid deflation. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




B. The Hoover Administration cut taxes and reduced real wage rates below the full-
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employment equilibrium level. |||\\\ |||\\\




C. Both Hoover and Roosevelt encouraged high wage rates and that increased total wage
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payrolls.

D. The Roosevelt Administration paid farmers to grow crops and livestock to stimulate the
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economy.

** E. The federal government twice instituted minimum wage laws causing massive
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unemployment in labor markets. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Which of the following is not true? - correct answer✔✔A. A repressed inflation arises from
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accelerating inflation and maximum price controls. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




**B. The classical model failed in the$ 1930's because it had great difficully explaining the
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severity of the Great Depression. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




C. Aggregate supply is the "Q" part of the quantity equation of exchange.
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D. The "spending multiplier" of Keynes is defined as 1/ (1-b) (1-tax).
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E. If aggregate demand increases, and aggregate supply is inelastic, the price level will rise.
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Which of the following is true? - correct answer✔✔A. The current American banking system is
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governed by the gold standard. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




**B. A saver's deposits are assets and liabilities to the bank receiving the deposit.
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,C. The banks are responsible for the multiple expansion or contraction of credit because of the
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Keynsian Spending Multiplier. |||\\\ |||\\\




D. If you withdraw $1 from your checking account, ceteris paribus, the total money supply will
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contract.

Moving a dollar of deposits from a savings account to a checking account (assuming the same
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legal deposit requirements for both) will not change
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the monetary aggregate M2.
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Suppose we have two people Smith and Jones. Each person wants both one of each a
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pineapple and a coconut. Below is their respective time forgone with gathering each good. If|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




the price is one pineapple for one coconut, which of the following is correct?
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Smith:

Pineapple

50 Minutes |||\\\




Coconut

160 Minutes |||\\\




Jones:

Pineapple

200 Minutes |||\\\




Coconuts

180 Minutes - correct answer✔✔A. Smith has a comparative advantage in both pineapples
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and coconuts. |||\\\




B. Jones gains 110 minutes from trade and Smith would lose 20 minutes (so no trade occurs).
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c. Jones gains 20 minutes from trade and Smith would lose 110 minutes (so no trade occurs ).
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D. Jones is absolutely inferior at producing everything therefore he will produce nothing.
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**E. Smith produces pineapples and exports them for his coconut consumption.
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, Assume the following information. The deposit to currency ratio is 0.2 and the reserve deposit
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requirement ratio is 0.1. If the monetary base in the economy is $100 billion, the total money |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




supply is: - correct answer✔✔A. $366 billion |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




**B. S400 billion |||\\\ |||\\\




C $300 billion
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D. $200 billion
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E. This is a trick question, because there is no data on the marginal propensity to consume
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Suppose the following percentage data is known about the quantity equation variables: M
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decreases 4%; V increases 1%, and Q increases 2%. What will be the resulting inflation or |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




deflation of nominal prices? - correct answer✔✔A. Decrease of 6% |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




B. Increase of 1%
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C. Increase of 3%
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D. Decrease of 7%
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**E. Decrease of 5% |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




What is true with respect to US economic policy following World War 1? - correct
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answer✔✔A. The government gave unemployment benefits to the millions of unemployed. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




**B. The government cut taxes and paid down the national debt by 10% during the recession.
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C. The government pursued a "high wages" policy to stimulate employment
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D. The Federal Reserve dramatically increased the money supply by 29% during the recession.
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E. None of the above is correct.
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You are appointed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Suppose people have no expectations. If you want an expansionary monetary policy to lower
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interest rates, you would: - correct answer✔✔**A. Lower reserve requirements on banks.
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B. Use open market operations to sell assets
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