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Question 1

Which of the following four graph (A, B, C, D) represents the effect of a government budget deficit? Note the y-axis is the Interest Rate not price. (ID-MA2-07)

A	Graph A
B	Graph D
C	Graph C
D	None of the graphs depict the correct answer.
E	Graph B

Question 2

According to Y = A F(L,K,H,N), if the number of workers, physical capital and human capital triples but the available national resources doubles then... (ID-MA2-33)

A	the quantity of output will be increased by more than double but less than triple the original amount.
B	the quantity of output will be increased by more than triple the original amount.
C	the quantity of physical capital doubles.
D	the state of technology will be increased by at least triple the original amount.
E	the quantity of output will be increased by six times the original amount.

Question 2 Explanation:

All other things being equal, minimum the values within the function increase by two times because the lowest increase is by a factor of 2. It won't increased by three times because the national resources doubles hence acting as the limiting factor. The natural resources are often the limiting factor in decline of economic growth in South Asian countries.

Question 3

Ceteris paribus, according to Y = A F(L,K,H,N), the quantity of output double when... (ID-MA2-17)

A	quantity of physical capital doubles.
B	technology for production doubles.
C	quantity of human capital doubles.
D	quantity of labour doubles.
E	quantity of natural resources doubles.

Question 4

What is the present value of $120 in two years, if the interest rate is 10% per year? (ID-MA2-31)

A	~ $100
B	~ $120
C	~ $300
D	~ $140

Question 4 Explanation:

x/(1+i)^n = $99.17... = ~ $100

Question 5

What is national debt? (ID-MA2-09)

A	It is the difference between the amount of money printed by the central bank and the total national resources.
B	It is the total amount of debt accumulated by a government between elections. For example, every five years.
C	It is the amount of money and other funds owe by a government to international lenders across the world.
D	It is the difference between tax collected and the government spending during a given year or a fixed period.
E	It is the total accumulation of debt for a country since its it has been established.

Question 6

In an economic downturn (recession) policymakers should focus on which of the following? (ID-MA2-06)

A	Domestic markets
B	Interest rates
C	GDP
D	Net exports
E	Productivity

Question 7

Choose from the following statements. Which of the following is an equity finance? (ID-MA2-03)
I. Buying a house with a mortgage to be paid off later.
II. Buying large volume of dry noodles to be sold at a higher price later.
III. Buying stock from Volkswagen AG to be sold at a higher price later.
IV. Buying government bonds to earn interest and face value later.

A	I and IV only
B	III only
C	III and IV only
D	IV only
E	II and III only
F	All of the choices falls under equity finance.

Question 8

If a government (let's say Canada) is running a surplus, which of the government policy makes more sense? (ID-MA2-26)

A	Increase tax on individuals and on industry.
B	Encourage Canadians to invest outside of the country.
C	Increase government spending on small scale projects but at large volumes.
D	Reduce interest rates across all levels of funds.

Question 9

In a factory far far away in Utopian land, workers are making wings for the fairies. Last week, there was an audit on productivity by the overlords. They found Sanuja made 20 wings in 5 hours, Manuja made 30 wings in 6 hours, Steven made 60 wings in 20 hours, Erica made 12 wings in 8 hours and Lauren made 55 wings in 20 hours. Who has the greatest productivity? (ID-MA2-35)

A	Erica
B	Lauren
C	Manuja
D	Sanuja
E	Steven

Question 9 Explanation:

Productivity assessment:
Sanuja = 20/5 = 4 wings/hr
Manuja = 30/6 = 5 wings/hr
Steven = 60/20 = 3 wings/hr
Erica = 18/8 = 1.5 wings/hr
Lauren = 55/20 = 2.75 wings/hr
Therefore, Manuja has the highest productivity.

Question 10

Increased in population will lead to incresed in scarcity in the economey. This ideology is postulated by which of the folowing economist/ideologist? (ID-MA2-39)

A	Thomas Malthus
B	Gergory Mankiw
C	Karl Marx
D	David Thompson

Question 11

What is the growth rate of a country if it increases the Real GDP from 10 trillion to 20 trillion in one year? (ID-MA2-44)

A	100%
B	10%
C	2.5%
D	5%

Question 11 Explanation:

Growth rate = (20-10/10) x 100 = 100%

Question 12

Which of the following type of bonds would you expect to have the greatest interest earning potential? (ID-MA2-43)

A	Bonds from a Provincial Government in Canada
B	Bonds from the Federal Government of Canada
C	Bonds from the Federal Government of India
D	Bonds from a major established company such as Apple Inc or Google Inc.

Question 12 Explanation:

Typically the bonds with higher risks have the highest interest rates. Developing countries pay higher interest because ricks are higher due to economic unpredictability. In fact a bond from an Eastern European country would have even higher interest rate than India.

Question 13

What is productivity? (ID-MA2-05)

A	The ability of a country to produce goods at the lowest cost.
B	A measure of goods and services produced for each hour of a worker's time.
C	A measure of net output of domestically produced goods.
D	A measure of goods and services available for consumers within a given economy.
E	A measure of goods and services produced per person in a given country or population.

Question 14

Suppose there is a decrease in the interest rate. This effect would have which of the following? (ID-MA2-49)

A	None of the answers are correct.
B	An increase in demand for loanable funds and a decrease in supply of loanable funds.
C	An increase in demand for loanable funds.
D	A decrease in demand for loanable funds.
E	A decrease in supply of loanable funds.

Question 15

Which of the following four graph (A, B, C, D) represents the effect of lowering the income tax and increasing the national sales tax? (ID-MA2-51)

A	Graph C
B	Graph D
C	Graph B
D	Graph A
E	None of the above graphs are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following statement is incorrect regrading physical capital? (ID-MA2-13)

A	For maximum productivity, the physical capital should satisfy the demands of the human capital.
B	Technological knowledge is not a form of physical capital.
C	Production output of a company cannot be used as physical capital.
D	Having right tool for the right job, in other word, right physical capital, will drastically increase productivity.
E	Physical capital is the equipment and structures used to produce goods and services.

Question 17

If the market interest rate is above the equilibrium level, then... (ID-MA2-45)

A	the equilibrium of lonable funds would be lower than that of the supply of lonable funds.
B	the supply for lonable funds would be lower than the demand for lonable funds.
C	the equilibrium conditions would not change.
D	the equilibrium interest rate would increase.

Question 18

Which of the following statement is true? (ID-MA2-04)

A	Publicly traded companies are always more stable than private organizations.
B	Net exports do not include products exported or imported under free trade agreements such as NAFTA.
C	Mutual funds companies buy stocks and bonds to maintain their portfolio.
D	The end of a Government of Canada GIC bond period, you will collect only the interest of the face value.
E	The primary purpose of a banking system is the distribution of wealth through loans/mortgages.

Question 19

Where does the primary funding for loanable funds come from? (ID-MA2-28)

A	Funds collected through interest
B	Central banks
C	Investments
D	Government funds

Question 20

Most economists agree that large population will lead to... (ID-MA2-23)

A	decrease in GDP.
B	advancement in technology.
C	decrease in long term economic growth.
D	decrease in productivity.

Question 21

Given the following information, what is the quantity of loadable funds? (ID-MA2-37)
GDP = $9.5 trillion
Consumption spending = $4.0 trillion
Taxes = $6.4 trillion
Government transfers = $3.6 trillion
Government purchases = $4.0 trillion

A	$1.5 trillion
B	$5.5 trillion
C	$2.8 trillion
D	$2.7 trillion
E	$3.6 trillion

Question 21 Explanation:

I = Y - C - G
Investments = GDP - Consumption - Govt Spending
I = $9.5 - $4 - $4 = $1.5 trillion

Question 22

Nation's standard of living is closely associated with which of the following? (ID-MA2-11)

A	Productivity
B	Inflation rate
C	Nominal GDP
D	Real GDP
E	Population growth

Question 23

The market value (price) of a general bond highly depends on, (ID-MA2-02)

A	duration of the bond.
B	supply and demand.
C	face value of the particular bond.
D	number of coupons in the bond certificate.
E	principle of of the bond.

Question 24

What is a foreign direct investment? (ID-MA2-20)

A	An investment made by a country using tax revenue in another country to boost federal reserves.
B	A capital investment made by individuals using personal wealth in a different country that their own.
C	A capital investment that is owned and operated by a foreign entity.
D	An investment that is financed with foreign money but operated by domestic residents.
E	A multinational investment in a country where it is operated by the domestic residents.

Question 25

What is a financial market? (ID-MA2-30)

A	It is a marketplace for companies to exchange their assets.
B	It is a system fully controlled by the government which keeps the inflation in control.
C	It is a marketplace for international traders can meet national traders.
D	It is a system in which people who wants to save can supply funds for people who wants to borrow money.

Question 26

Ceteris paribus, according to Y = A F(L,K,H,N) if the human capital triples then... (ID-MA2-18)

A	the quantity of output will be increased but less than that of human capital increase.
B	the quantity of output will be increased more than that of human capital increase.
C	the quantity of output will be tripled.
D	the state of technology will also be tripled.
E	the quantity of all other variables will be increased but less than that of human capital.
F	the quantity of all other variables be will increased more than that of human capital.

Question 27

Which of the following will result in a national budget deficit? (ID-MA2-25)

A	Increased in market for loanable funds.
B	Increased in government investments. Hint: If the government investments are balanced by the tax intake, it will not lead to a deficit.
C	Higher productivity level.
D	Government spending is higher than the tax revenue.

Question 28

Typically in most cases, if you want to sell a bond in Canada before its maturity, you would most likely sell at the... (ID-MA2-42)

A	regulated fixed government rate.
B	market price.
C	remaining funds according to interest rates.
D	face value.

Question 29

A tax incentive for saving ____ the supply of loanable funds, which ____ the equilibrium interest rates and ____ the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds. Answers are in respective order. (ID-MA2-41)

A	decrease , reduces , reduces
B	increase , raises , reduces
C	decrease , reduces , raises
D	decrease , raises , reduces
E	decrease , raises , raises
F	increase , reduces , raises
G	increase , raises , raises

Question 29 Explanation:

For this question, it is better to draw the graph of Interest Rate verses the Lonable Funds to visually see what is happening.

Question 30

Alberta oil and gas industry is highly successful mostly due to which of the following? (ID-MA2-15)

A	Renewable natural resources
B	Large physical capital
C	Nonrenewable natural resources
D	Large human capital

Question 31

Which of the following is an effect of "crowding out"? (ID-MA2-08)

A	Increase in price and decrease in interest rate.
B	Increase in interest rate.
C	Decrease in price and increase in interest rate.
D	Upward shift in the demand curve.

Question 32

The economic catch-up effect is more likely to effect which of the following country? (ID-MA2-21)

A	Country A with a very high GDP with a rapid economic growth.
B	Country E with a very low GDP and a very high emigration of highly educated workers.
C	Country D with a very low GDP with a slow economic growth.
D	Country C with a very high GDP with a slow economic growth.
E	Country B with a very low GDP with a rapid economic growth.

Question 33

How would you calculate productivity from Y = A F(L,K,H,N) equation? (ID-MA2-19)

A	By dividing the entire equation by the quantity of human capital, H.
B	By dividing the entire equation by the quantity of labour, L.
C	By dividing the entire equation by the quantity of natural resources, N.
D	By dividing the entire equation by the quantity of physical capital, K.

Question 33 Explanation:

Y/L = productivity because by definition productivity is the output per worker.

Question 34

What is the condition where increase in capital no longer produce the desired increase in output? (ID-MA2-22)

A	Economies of scale
B	Diminishing returns
C	Catch-up effect
D	Return to normal

Question 35

Given the following information, what is the net tax collected by the government? (ID-MA2-38)
GDP = $9.5 trillion
Consumption spending = $4.0 trillion
Taxes = $6.4 trillion
Government transfers = $3.6 trillion
Government purchases = $4.0 trillion

A	$3.6 trillion
B	$3.1 trillion
C	$2.4 trillion
D	$6.4 trillion
E	$2.8 trillion

Question 35 Explanation:

Net taxes = Taxes - Govt Spending
Net taxes = $6.4 - $3.6 = $2.8 trillion

Question 36

According to your textbook, one of the major problem facing developing world is brain drain. What is brain drain? (ID-MA2-34)

A	Emigration of highly educated workers to first world countries.
B	Emergence of a population with unsuitable educational and skills levels due to improper planing. For example, large enrollment in petroleum industry education when that country has no petroleum natural resources.
C	Decrease in access to higher education among poor populations.
D	Politicians and policymakers in charge have no or little knowledge and skills in managing the economy.
E	Increase in number of people in the workforce while decrease in the quality of education among them.

Question 37

Human capital can be increased by... (ID-MA2-14)

A	decreasing the minimum legal age of work hence increasing the available population for work.
B	decrease taxes imposed on individual workers.
C	increasing the immigration into a country.
D	educating the workers.
E	increasing (hiring) the number of workers per job.

Question 38

Suppose a country has experienced average annual growth rates of 6 percent for the last 30 years. Using the rule of 70, how log it take for real GDP per capita to double? (ID-MA2-01)

A	5 years
B	~ 4.3 years
C	~ 11.7 years
D	6 years
E	30 years
F	~ 2.3 years

Question 38 Explanation:

According to to the rule of 70
70 / 6 = 11.6660... years

Question 39

The national budget is said to be balanced when... (ID-MA2-10)

A	the supply of the available credits are lower than the demand for investments.
B	the supply of the available credits are greater than the demand for investments.
C	tax collected by the government is greater then that of government spending.
D	tax collected by the government is equal to that of government spending.
E	tax collected by the government is lower than that of government spending.

Question 40

A company increased their investments in capitals to increase production. But after they have increased the capitals, the output has only risen by half of the increase in capital. This situation can be best described as... (ID-MA2-36)

A	improvement of productivity.
B	Malthus effect.
C	catch up effect.
D	diminishing returns.
E	constant return to scale.

Question 41

National savings can be best defined as the, (ID-MA2-50)

A	total amount of money that is injected into the financial markets.
B	total income in an economy after firms pay for capital goods.
C	differences between government spending and its tax revenue.
D	total income in an economy that remains after paying for consumption and government purchases.
E	total amount of money that deposited in the bond market.

Question 42

An Economist observed that the public savings are negative for a country. Knowing nothing else about this particular country, which of the following inference can be made with almost 100% certainty? (ID-MA2-48)

A	The country must be experiencing a higher than normal inflation.
B	The country must be a developing or poor nation with a low GDP.
C	The government must be running a deficit budget.
D	The market of this particular country must be highly regulated.
E	The manufacturing and services (quantity of output) must be negative.

Question 43

This type of economic policy by the government will result in increase in foreign investments. (ID-MA2-40)

A	Public market policies
B	Inward-oriented policies
C	Global market policies
D	Outward-oriented policies

Question 44

What is the present value of a fund in one year if present day value is $110 and the interest rate is 10% per year? (ID-MA2-32)

A	~ $120
B	~ $100
C	~ $90
D	~ $80

Question 44 Explanation:

present value = x/(1+i)^n
present value = $110/(1.10)^1 = $100

Question 45

Economic growth rate measures which of the following? (ID-MA2-12)

A	Rate of change in nominal GDP per capita.
B	Rate of change in real GDP per capita.
C	Rate of change in inflation.
D	Rate of change in real GDP
E	Rate of change in inflation per capita.
F	Rate of change in nominal GDP.

Question 46

Calculate the GDP for Canada in 2040 if current GDP is $1000 million and the growth rate is 2.5%. (ID-MA2-29)

A	$1854 million
B	$1025 million
C	$1250 million
D	$1080 million
E	$1050 million

Question 46 Explanation:

GDP_2040 = GDP_2015 (1+g)^years
GDP_2040 = 1000 (1+0.025)^25 = $1854 million

Question 47

What would happen in the market for lonable funds if the government were to decrease the tax on interest income? (ID-MA2-52)

A	There would be no change in the amount of lonable funds borrowed.
B	There would be an increase in the amount of lonable funds borrowed.
C	The change in lonable funds borrowed would be ambiguous.
D	There would be a reduction in the amount of lonable funds borrowed.

Question 48

Which of the following is a transfer payment? (ID-MA2-47)

A	Payments for companies who completed a project for the government.
B	Payment of Employment Insurance to people who lost their jobs.
C	Payments made for the Members of the Parliament for their official work.
D	Purchase of military equipment for national armed forces.
E	Government salaries paid to individuals.

Question 49

What are private savings? (ID-MA2-24)

A	Savings made by private companies through profits.
B	Savings made by private financial institutions such as banks.
C	Investments made by private companies for future gains.
D	Money saved by households after taxes and consumption.

Question 50

Which of the following four graph (A, B, C, D) represents the effect of introducing an investment tax credit? Note the y-axis is the Interest Rate not price. (ID-MA2-27)

A	Graph C
B	Graph A
C	Graph D
D	Graph B

Question 51

Given the following information, calculate the public savings? (ID-MA2-46)
GDP = $9.5 trillion
Consumption spending = $4.0 trillion
Taxes = $6.4 trillion
Government transfers = $3.6 trillion
Government purchases = $4.0 trillion

A	5.5 trillion dollars
B	0.4 trillion dollars
C	0.6 trillion dollars
D	-1.2 trillion dollars
E	1.9 trillion dollars

Question 51 Explanation:

Public savings = T - G = (Taxes - Transfers) - Government Purchases
Public savings = $6.4 - $3.6 - $4.0 = -$1.2 trillion

Question 52

Globalization of the economic activities has both positive and negative impact on highly developed nations such as Canada. One of the negative impacts on Canada is that it is cheaper to obtain human resources in China than in Canada. This caused Canadian manufacturing industry to sink over the last ten years. What is the best method to increase manufacturing for a developed nation such as Canada? (ID-MA2-16)

A	Increase the printing of monetary funds (money) using government bonds as collateral to increase investments in manufacturing.
B	Encourage investments in technology and human capital.
C	Engage in military wars against countries with high manufacturing output such as China.
D	Discourage consumers from purchasing products made outside of Canada.
E	Increase the exploitation of natural resources.

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