1、Name: _ Date: _1. Macroeconomics does not try to answer the question of:A) why do some countries experience rapid growth.B) what is the rate of return on education.C) why do some countries have high rates of inflation.D) what causes recessions and depressions.2. A typical trend during a recession is
2、 that:A) the unemployment rate falls.B) the popularity of the incumbent president rises.C) incomes fall.D) the inflation rate rises.3. Macroeconomics is the study of the:A) activities of individual units of the economy.B) decision making by households and firms.C) economy as a whole.D) interaction o
3、f firms and households in the marketplace.4. The study of the economy as a whole is called:A) household economics.B) business economics.C) microeconomics.D) macroeconomics.5. Macroeconomists cannot conduct controlled experiments, such as testing various tax and expenditure policies, because:A) it is
4、 against the law.B) they tried it once and it did not work.C) they must make use of the data history gives them.D) economists already know the answers that would come out of the experiments.6. The ability of macroeconomists to predict the future course of economic events:A) is no better than the met
5、eorologists ability to predict the next months weather.B) is much better than the meteorologists ability to predict the next months weather.C) has gotten worse over time.D) is less precise than it was in the 1920s.7. Which of the combinations listed is not a U.S. president and an important economic
6、issue of his administration?A) President Carter, inflationB) President Reagan, budget deficitsC) President G.H.W. Bush, budget deficitsD) President Clinton, inflation8. All of the following are types of macroeconomics data except the:A) price of an IBM computer.B) growth rate of real GDP.C) inflatio
7、n rate.D) unemployment rate.9. All of the following are important macroeconomic variables except:A) real GDP.B) the unemployment rate.C) the marginal rate of substitution.D) the inflation rate.10. The total income of everyone in the economy adjusted for the level of base year prices is called:A) a r
8、ecession.B) an inflation.C) real GDP.D) a business fluctuation.11. A measure of how fast the general level of prices is rising is called the:A) growth rate of real GDP.B) inflation rate.C) unemployment rate.D) market-clearing rate.12. The inflation rate is a measure of how fast:A) the total income o
9、f the economy is growing.B) unemployment in the economy is increasing.C) the general level of prices in the economy is rising.D) the number of jobs in the economy is expanding.13. Real GDP _ over time and the growth rate of real GDP _.A) grows; fluctuatesB) is steady; is steadyC) grows; is steadyD)
10、is steady; fluctuates14. Two striking features of a graph of U.S. real GDP per capita over the twentieth century are the:A) overall upward trend interrupted by a large downturn due to the economic depression in the 1930s.B) nearly constant level with a large downturn in the 1930s.C) downward trend i
11、n the first half of the century followed by the upward trend in the second half.D) constant level in the first half of the century followed by the upward trend in the second half.15. In the U.S. economy today, real GDP per person, compared with its level in 1900, is about:A) 50 percent higher.B) twi
12、ce as high.C) three times as high.D) eight times as high.16. Recessions are periods when real GDP:A) increases slowly.B) increases rapidly.C) decreases mildly.D) decreases severely.17. Compared with a recession, real GDP during a depression:A) increases more rapidly.B) increases at approximately the
13、 same rate.C) decreases at approximately the same rate.D) decreases more severely.18. A severe recession is called a(n):A) depression.B) deflation.C) exogenous event.D) market-clearing assumption.19. The inflation rate in the United States averaged about:A) nearly zero between 1900 and 1950.B) nearl
14、y zero between 1950 and 2000.C) 10 percent between 1900 and 1950.D) 10 percent between 1950 and 2000.20. Deflation occurs when:A) real GDP decreases.B) the unemployment rate decreases.C) prices fall.D) prices increase, but at a slower rate.21. A period of falling prices is called:A) deflation.B) inf
15、lation.C) a depression.D) a recession.22. A graph of the rate of inflation in the United States over the twentieth century shows:A) an overall upward trend interrupted by a large downturn in the 1930s.B) some periods of deflation in the first half of the century, but only positive rates of inflation
16、 in the second half of the century.C) a relatively steady, positive level throughout the century except for deflation in the 1930s.D) a constant rate of inflation in the first half of the century followed by an upward trend in the second half.23. A graph of the U.S. unemployment rate over the twenti
17、eth century shows:A) an overall upward trend in the unemployment rate interrupted by a large upturn in the 1930s.B) an overall downward trend in the unemployment rate interrupted by a large upturn in the 1930s.C) rates of unemployment always greater than zero with substantial variations from year to
18、 year.D) alternating periods of positive and negative rates of unemployment.24. During the period between 1900 and 2000, the unemployment rate in the United States was highest in the:A) 1920s.B) 1930s.C) 1970s.D) 1980s.25. The unemployment rate:A) was zero during the 1990s in the United States.B) wa
19、s zero on average between 1900 and 1950 in the United States.C) has never been zero in the United States.D) is usually zero when the economy is not in a recession or depression.26. Exogenous variables are:A) fixed at the moment they enter the model.B) determined within the model.C) the outputs of th
20、e model.D) explained by the model.27. Endogenous variables are:A) fixed at the moment they enter the model.B) determined within the model.C) the inputs of the model.D) from outside the model.28. In an economic model:A) exogenous variables and endogenous variables are both fixed when they enter the m
21、odel.B) endogenous variables and exogenous variables are both determined within the model.C) endogenous variables affect exogenous variables.D) exogenous variables affect endogenous variables.29. Variables that a model tries to explain are called:A) endogenous.B) exogenous.C) market clearing.D) fixe
22、d.30. Variables that a model takes as given are called:A) endogenous.B) exogenous.C) market clearing.D) macroeconomic.31. Macroeconomic models are used to explain how _ variables influence _ variables.A) endogenous; exogenousB) exogenous; endogenousC) microeconomic; macroeconomicD) macroeconomic; mi
23、croeconomic32. Important characteristics of macroeconomic models include all of the following except:A) simplifying assumptions.B) functional relationships based on controlled experiments.C) endogenous and exogenous variables.D) implicit or explicit consistency with microeconomic foundations.33. In
24、a simple graphical model of the supply and demand for pizza with the price of pizza measured vertically and the quantity of pizza measured horizontally:A) the supply curve slopes upward and to the right.B) the demand curve slopes upward and to the right.C) the supply curve slopes downward and to the
25、 right.D) at the equilibrium price, the supply of pizza exceeds the demand for pizza.34. In a simple model of the supply and demand for pizza, the endogenous variables are:A) the price of pizza and the price of cheese.B) aggregate income and the quantity of pizza sold.C) aggregate income and the pri
26、ce of cheese.D) the price of pizza and the quantity of pizza sold.35. In a simple model of the supply and demand for pizza, when aggregate income increases, the price of pizza _ and the quantity purchased _.A) increases; decreasesB) increases; increasesC) decreases; increasesD) decreases; decreases3
27、6. In a simple model of the supply and demand for pizza, when the price of cheese increases, the price of pizza _ and the quantity purchased _.A) increases; increasesB) decreases; increasesC) decreases; decreasesD) increases; decreases37. Which statement below best illustrates the “art,” rather than
28、 the “science” of macroeconomics?A) Macroeconomic data provides the motivation for new macroeconomic theory.B) Macroeconomic relationships can be expressed using symbols and equations.C) Macroeconomists must determine which simplifying assumptions clarify our thinking and which mislead us.D) Graphs
29、and charts can be used to illustrate the history of macroeconomic variables.38. In the relationship expressed in functional form, Y = G(K, L), Y stands for real GDP, K stands for the amount of capital in the economy, and L stands for the amount of labor in the economy. In this case G( ):A) is the gr
30、owth rate of real GDP when the amount of capital and labor in the economy is fixed.B) indicates that the variables inside the parentheses are endogenous variables in the model.C) is the symbol that stands for government input into the production process.D) is the function telling how the variables i
31、n the parentheses determine real GDP.39. Which of the following statements about economic models is true?A) There is only one correct economic model.B) All economic models are based on the same assumptions.C) The purpose of economic models is to show how endogenous variables affect exogenous variabl
32、es.D) Economists use different models to address different economic phenomenon.40. Macroeconomic models:A) assume all wages and prices are sticky.B) assume all wages and prices are flexible.C) make different assumptions to explain different aspects of the macroeconomy.D) focus primarily on the optim
33、izing behavior of households and firms.41. The assumption of continuous market clearing means that:A) sellers can sell all that they want at the going price.B) buyers can buy all that they want at the going price.C) in any given month, buyers can buy all that they want and sellers can sell all that
34、they want at the going price.D) at any given instant, buyers can buy all that they want and sellers can sell all that they want at the going price.42. All of the following statements about sticky prices are true except:A) in the short run, some wages and prices are sticky.B) the sticky-price model d
35、escribes the equilibrium toward which the economy slowly gravitates.C) for studying year-to-year fluctuations, most macroeconomists believe that price stickiness is a better assumption than is price flexibility.D) magazine publishers tend to change their newsstand prices only every three or four yea
36、rs.43. The assumption of flexible prices is a more plausible assumption when applied to price changes that occur:A) from minute to minute.B) from year to year.C) in the long run.D) in the short run.44. An assumption of _ is more plausible for studying the short-run behavior of the economy, while an
37、assumption of _ is more plausible for studying the long-run, equilibrium behavior of the economy.A) deflation; inflationB) inflation; deflationC) flexible prices; sticky pricesD) sticky prices; flexible prices45. When studying the short-run behavior of the economy, an assumption of _ is more plausib
38、le, in contrast to studying the long-run equilibrium behavior of an economy, when an assumption of _ is more plausible.A) inflation; unemploymentB) unemployment; inflationC) flexible prices; sticky pricesD) sticky prices; flexible prices46. Which of the following is the best example of a sticky pric
39、e?A) the price of a barrel of oilB) the price of the U.S. dollar in terms of eurosC) the price of a share of stockD) the price of a soda in a vending machine47. Which of the following is the best example of a flexible price?A) the price of a cup of coffee in a coffee shopB) the price of gasoline at
40、a service stationC) the price of a ticket at a movie theaterD) the price of a book in a bookstore48. How does the distinction between flexible and sticky prices impact the study of macroeconomics?A) The study of flexible prices is confined to microeconomics, while macroeconomics focuses on sticky pr
41、ices.B) Macroeconomists use flexible prices to explain inflation and sticky prices to explain unemployment.C) Flexible prices are typically assumed in the study of the long run, while sticky prices are assumed in the study of the short run.D) Endogenous variables are measured using flexible prices,
42、while exogenous variables are measured using sticky prices.49. Macroeconomics is:A) based on microeconomic foundations.B) completely separate from microeconomics.C) explicitly based on microeconomic behavior.D) a subsidiary branch of microeconomics.50. Macroeconomics is based on microeconomics for a
43、ll of the following reasons except:A) when we study the economy as a whole, we must consider the decisions of individual economic actors.B) aggregate variables are simply the sum of variables describing many individual decisions.C) macroeconomic decision makers, when they make their choices, are req
44、uired to maximize utility functions.D) to understand the determinants of aggregate investment, we must think about a firms deciding whether to build a new factory.51. Macroeconomists are like scientists because they both:A) design data and conduct controlled experiments to test their theories.B) rel
45、y on data analyzed from experiments they set up in a laboratory.C) are unlimited in their use of controlled experiments.D) collect data, develop hypotheses, and analyze the results.52. Using a market-clearing model to analyze the demand for haircuts is _ because the price of a haircut usually change
46、s _.A) realistic; frequentlyB) realistic; infrequentlyC) unrealistic; frequentlyD) unrealistic; infrequently53. Assume that the equation for demand for bread at a small bakery is Qd = 60 10Pb + 3Y, where Qd is the quantity of bread demanded in loaves and Y is the average income in the town in thousa
47、nds of dollars.a. If the average income in the town is 10, state the equation for Qd in terms of Pb. b. Draw a graph of the demand curve with Qd on the horizontal axis and Pb on the vertical axis. Label the curve DD.54. Assume that the equation for demand for bread at a small bakery is Qd = 60 10Pb
48、+ 3Y, where Qd is the quantity of bread demanded in loaves, Pb is the price of bread in dollars per loaf, and Y is the average income in the town in thousands of dollars. Assume also that the equation for supply of bread is Qs = 30 + 20Pb 30 Pf, where Qs is the quantity supplied and Pf is the price
49、of flour in dollars per pound. Assume finally that markets clear, so that Qd = Qs.a. If Y is 10 and Pf is $1, solve mathematically for equilibrium Q and Pb.b. If the average income in the town increases to 15, solve for the new equilibrium Q and Pb.55. The production function for an economy can be expressed as Y = F(K,L), where Y is real GDP, K is the quantity of capital in the economy, and L is the quantity of labor in the economy. a. If F( ) = 100 + 3K + 9L, what is real GD
