QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.If an increase in autonomous consumption spending of $10 million results in a
$50 million increase in equilibrium real GDP, then
A. the MPC is 0.5
B. the MPC is 0.75
C. the MPC is 0.8
D. the MPC is 0.9 - ANSWERS✔-C. the MPC is 0.8
\.The general formula for the multiplier is
A. 1/(1-MPS)
B. 1/(MPC)
C. 1/(MPS)
D. 1/(MPC-1) - ANSWERS✔-C. 1/(MPS)
\.All of the following are true statement about the multiplier except
A. the formula for the multiplier overstates the real world multiplier when we take
into account the impact of changes in GDP on imports, inflation and the interest
rate
B. the larger the MPC, the larger the multiplier
, C. the multiplier is the ratio of the change in real GDP to the change in
autonomous expenditure
D. the multiplier makes the economy less sensitive to changes in autonomous
expenditure - ANSWERS✔-D. the multiplier makes the economy less sensitive to
changes in autonomous expenditure
\.____ consumption is consumption that does not depend upon the level of GDP
A. autonomous
B. induced
C. voluntary
D. disposable - ANSWERS✔-A. autonomous
\.H0w does a decrease in government spending affect the aggregate expenditure
line?
A. it shifts the aggregate expenditure line upward
B. it shifts the aggregate expenditure line downward
C. it increase the slope of the aggregate expenditure line
D. it decreases the slope of the aggregate expenditure line - ANSWERS✔-B. it
shifts the aggregate expenditure line downward
\.Economies where goods and series are traded directly for other goods are called
____ economies
A. trade
B. barter
C. direct