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Economics (ECON 203-UCAL) Midterm Exam II

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Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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

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

Question 2 Explanation:

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

Question 11 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 12

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 13 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 14

What is productivity? (ID-MA2-05)

A	A measure of goods and services produced for each hour of a worker's time.
B	A measure of net output of domestically produced goods.
C	The ability of a country to produce goods at the lowest cost.
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 15

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

Question 16

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	1.9 trillion dollars
C	-1.2 trillion dollars
D	0.4 trillion dollars
E	0.6 trillion dollars

Question 16 Explanation:

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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	Sanuja
B	Steven
C	Manuja
D	Lauren
E	Erica

Question 18 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 19

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

Question 19 Explanation:

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

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	2.5%
C	5%
D	10%

Question 22 Explanation:

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

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 a reduction 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 no change in the amount of lonable funds borrowed.

Question 25

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

A	Politicians and policymakers in charge have no or little knowledge and skills in managing the economy.
B	Emigration of highly educated workers to first world countries.
C	Increase in number of people in the workforce while decrease in the quality of education among them.
D	Decrease in access to higher education among poor populations.
E	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.

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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

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

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

Question 29

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 D
C	Graph B
D	Graph A

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 32 Explanation:

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

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

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

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

Question 35

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

Question 35 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 36

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

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

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	Gergory Mankiw
B	Karl Marx
C	David Thompson
D	Thomas Malthus

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

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

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

Question 41

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

Question 41 Explanation:

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

Question 42

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

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

Question 43

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

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

Question 43 Explanation:

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

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 46 Explanation:

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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

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

Question 49

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

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

Question 50

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

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

Question 51

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

Question 51 Explanation:

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

Question 52

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	Money saved by households after taxes and consumption.
D	Investments made by private companies for future gains.

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