Econ 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics » Summer 2021 » Final Exam

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Question #1
In the US economy, the money supply is controlled by the
A.    US Treasury
B.   Senate committee on banking and finance
C.   Federal Reserve System
D.   Congress
Question #2
Which statement best describes the difference between a market economy and a command economy?
A.   In a command economy, decisions are based on custom
B.   In a market economy, decisions are based on supply and demand
C.   In a market economy, decisions are based on central government
D.   In a command economy, decisions are based on supply and demand
Question #3
A worker who loses a job as a cashier at a store because consumers and business firms switch to shopping at Amazon is an example of:
A.   Structural unemployment
B.   Frictional unemployment
C.   Cyclical unemployment
D.   Disguised unemployment
Question #4
Which of the following scenarios is an example of a market failure?
A.   Olu just bought a used car, but 2 days later the ignition will not start  yet the seller had told him her car was in great condition
B.   Kamau is selling a bike worth $1,200  but due to the high demand in the market he sells  it for $2,000.
C.   Suarez owns a small tech company but the tech market is doing badly and he fails to make any profits  
D.   A number of toy stores in a small city shut down due to stiff competition from Amazon
Question #5
The Prime Minister of Richlandia hires you as an economic consultant. He is concerned that the output level in Richlandia is too low and that this will cause unemployment to rise. Which of the following would be the best advice to give to the Richlandian Prime Minister?
A.   Reduce taxes and government spending
B.   Increase taxes and government  spending
C.   Increase government spending and decrease taxes
D.   None of the above
Question #6
Which of the following will cause a rightward shift in the demand curve for widgets which are normal goods used in the tech industry?
A.   A decrease in the price of dingbats which are complements to widgets
B.   Price of steel used to produce widgets increases due to the U.S. government placing tariffs on imports from China
C.   A recession that causes incomes to decrease
D.   The government raises taxes on firms that manufacture widgets
Question #7
Which of the following actions by the Fed would cause interest rates to fall?
A.   Purchasing bonds from commercial banks
B.   Raising the discount rate
C.   Raising the reserve requirement
D.   None of the above
Question #8
As an economist with the World Bank you have been asked to measure the Gross Domestic Product for the US for 2019. You are told that the private consumption, gross domestic investment, government purchases and exports all add up to $ 24 trillion. You later learn that imports to the US in 2019 were $4 trillion. To get GDP, you should
A.   Add $ 4 trillion to $24 trillion because imports are used as inputs in the production of other goods in the US
B.   Ignore the $ 4 trillion because exports have already been included in the $ 24 trillion
C.   Subtract $4 trillion from $24 trillion because imports are not part of US domestic output
D.   None of the above
Question #9
Which of the following is false regarding US trade
A.   If the dollar depreciated relative  the Euro, US goods will be cheaper for people in Europe
B.   The rise in price level in the US reduces US net exports
C.   Higher retaliatory tariffs, by China, will discourage Chinese consumption of our exports and that will hurt  employment in the US
D.   When the dollar appreciates net exports rise.
Question #10
Which of the following illustrates the concept of external costs
A.   A hurricane destroys a production plant causing the owner of the plant to spend more money rebuilding
B.   Pollution by a coal mining plant causes a farmer to spend more money on fertilizer to improve his crop
C.    Smoking harms the health of the smoker
D.   Increase in the price of sugar raises the price paid by consumers of  soda, thereby disadvantaging these consumers
Question #11
Which of the following statements is true?
A.   John is a banker on a fixed income, this means he will not be affected by high  inflation rates
B.   If Jane gets a wage increase of 4% but inflation is 5%, her real income decreases
C.   When oil prices increase due to war in the gulf this will cause demand pull inflation
D.   None of the above
Question #12
In 2019 the Federal Government had a revenue of $ 3.4 trillion and the spending was equal to $ 4.5 trillion. This means:
A.   There was a budget deficit in 2019
B.   There was inflation in 2019
C.   There was contractionary fiscal policy in 2019
D.   There was a budget surplus in 2019
Question #13
In the hypothetical economy of Hypothetica, if there was a decrease in investment spending of $ 10 billion and the marginal propensity to save is 0.25, then real GDP would
A.   Increase by more than $ 10 billion
B.   Decrease by more than $ 10 billion
C.   Decrease by exactly $ 10 billion
D.    Increase by exactly  $ 10 billion
Question #14
Mary won $ 20,000 in the lottery and she deposited this money in her savings account. As a result of the deposit:
A.   M1 money supply increased
B.   M2 money supply decreased 
C.   M2 money supply increased
D.   M2 was unaffected
Question #15
In the market for Widgets, the equilibrium price is $ 20 and the equilibrium quantity is 5000 Widgets, which of the following statements is false
A.   If the government sets the price floor for widgets at $ 25 price there will be surplus of widgets
B.   If the government sets a price floor for widgets at $ 15 the intervention will have no effect on the market
C.   If the price ceiling is set at $ 15 there will be a surplus of Widgets in the market
D.   None of the above
Question #16
Which of the following would not count as part of US GDP in 2019?
A.   Boeing (a company based in Chicago)  sells 10 airplanes to Norway
B.   William purchases 100 shares of Amazon stock.
C.   Luigi, a foreign investor in New York, produces  furniture worth $ 200,000 in 2019
D.   Paul paid rent of $12,000 for his apartment in Maryland, in 2019
Question #17
Assume the economy of Scoob can produce 5 tons of rice or 15 tons of wheat and a second economy Widgland can produce 10 tons of rice or 20 tons of wheat. Which of the following is FALSE?
A.   Opportunity cost of 1 ton of rice in Widgland is 0.5 wheat.
B.   Opportunity cost of 1 ton of wheat in Widgland is 0.5 of rice
C.   Opportunity cost of 1 ton of wheat in Scoob is 0.33 tons of rice
D.   Opportunity cost of 1 ton of rice is Scoob is 3 tons of wheat.
Question #18
Which of the following changes will NOT shift the US production possibility curve to the right?
A.   A global health pandemic
B.   Discovery of new oil deposits in Texas
C.   An increase in the US labor force
D.   Development of a new fertilizer for corn
Question #19
In year 1 nominal GDP is $ 20 trillion and in year 2 nominal GDP is $ 24 trillion. What was the growth rate of nominal GDP between year 1 and 2?
A.   20%
B.   16.70%
C.   83.30%
D.   10.00%
Question #20
The economy of Zercistan has just experienced a recession and the government has decided to institute a tax cut to boost spending and revamp the economy. However, it takes 4 weeks for the tax cut bill to go through congress. The time it takes to pass the bill is an example of:
A.   An operational lag
B.   Crowding out
C.   A recognition lag
D.   An administrative lag
Question #21
Congress finances a budgetary deficit by:
A.   Printing money
B.   Raising taxes
C.   Lowering taxes
D.   Selling bonds
Question #22
When calculating GDP which of the following is an example of a final good or service
A.   Paint purchased by Toyota to paint their new fleets.
B.    A PGCC student buys a new Economics textbook.
C.   Vegetables bought by a restaurant owner from a wholesale food distributor.
D.    Jet fuel bought by American airlines to power its fleet of airplanes
Question #23
Which of the following actions by the Fed would be intended to fight recession:
A.   Raising the Discount Rate
B.   Raising the reserve requirement.
C.   Buying bonds in the open market.
D.   All of the above are intended to fight recession.
Question #24
Natural resources such as animals and minerals are included in the factor of production known as:
A.   Entrepreneur.
B.   Labor.
C.   Land.
D.   Capital.
Question #25
Use the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply model to determine which of the following would happen if interest rates went down.
A.   Businesses would purchase more capital goods because their net rate of return on investment would increase, thus shifting the AD curve to the left.
B.   Business would contract operations because they become less profitable (ceteris paribus), thus shifting the AS curve to the left.
C.   Consumers would buy more cars, houses and other “big ticket” items that are usually bought “on time,” thus shifting the AD curve to the right.
D.   All of the above.
Question #26
What is the Federal Funds Rate?
A.   The rate that the federal government pays on the bonds it sells to the public.
B.   The rate that one bank charges to another for loans, sometimes just held overnight.
C.   The rate that the bank pays to the federal government for money it borrows from the Fed
D.   The rate that the federal government requires banks to charge to retail customers.
Question #27
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of monetary policy?
A.   Administrative lag
B.   Recognition lag
C.   Operational lag
D.   All of the above are characteristic of monetary policy.
Question #28
Which of the following statements is true?
A.   When price of paper increases, supply for paperback books will increase
B.   When a study finds fish is healthy for consumers, the demand curve for fish shifts to the left.
C.   When corn prices increase, farmers will increase supply of  wheat
D.   When government gives Lipton Tea a subsidy, the supply of tea will increase
Question #29
Which of the following is NOT an illustration of the notion of opportunity cost?
A.   If I buy a pizza, I will not be able to afford a movie.
B.   The production of more military goods means fewer resources are available for civilian goods.
C.   The land a Kansas farmer plants in wheat is not available for corn production. 
D.   A growing economy can produce more consumer goods and more capital goods at the same time.
Question #30
Jennifer buys a piece of costume jewelry for $ 33 for which she was willing to pay $ 42. The minimum acceptable price to the seller, Nathan, was $ 30. Jennifer experiences
A.   a consumer surplus of $ 9 and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $3
B.   a producer surplus of $ 12 and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $12
C.   a producer surplus of $ 9 and Nathan experiences a consumer surplus of $ 3
D.   a consumer surplus of $12 and Nathan experiences a producer surplus of $3
Question #31
The most fundamental economic problem is
A.   Security
B.   Creative Destruction
C.   Health
D.   Scarcity

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