Chapter 11 - MONEY, INTEREST, AND INCOME Flashcards
1. From which of the following equations can the equation for the IS-curve be derived? A) I + G + NX = S + TA - TR B) Y = C + I + G + NX C) M/P = kY - hi D) MV = PY E) both A) and B)
E) both A) and B)
A) I + G + NX = S + TA - TR
B) Y = C + I + G + NX
- The two major determinants of the level of private investment spending are
A) the interest rate and business expectations
C) the levels of national income and saving
B) the levels of consumption and saving
D) corporate income taxes and the level of saving
E) interest rates and the level of private saving
A) the interest rate and business expectations
- In the IS-LM model, the interest rate serves as a link between
A) household saving and business investment
B) government spending and consumer spending
C) actions of the central bank and changes in consumer spending
D) the goods market and the assets market
E) domestic markets and foreign markets
D) the goods market and the assets market
- Looking at the behavior of interest rates over time, we realize that
A) they tend to fall before a recession
B) they tend to be high before a recession and fall during a recession
C) they tend to rise in a recovery and fall in a recession
D) they tend to be high in a recession
E) both B) and C)
E) both B) and C)
B) they tend to be high before a recession and fall during a recession
C) they tend to rise in a recovery and fall in a recession
5. In which of the following years were interest rates on U.S. Treasury bills the highest in the last four decades? A) 1976 B) 1981 C) 1996 D) 2002 E) 2006
B) 1981
- If investment becomes more responsive to changes in the interest rate, then
A) the size of the government spending multiplier will increase
B) a given increase in the interest rate will lead to a larger increase in income
C) the IS-curve will become flatter
D) the IS-curve will become steeper
E) both A) and C)
C) the IS-curve will become flatter
7. Interest rate changes have an important side effect on the economy since even a small change in interest rates can significantly change A) the composition of output demanded B) the level of private saving C) the level of consumption D) the level of government spending E) none of the above
A) the composition of output demanded
- We can expect the IS-curve to get steeper, as
A) money demand becomes less sensitive to changes in the interest rate
B) the marginal propensity to save increases
C) investment becomes more sensitive to changes in the interest rate
D) the income tax rate decreases
E) the expenditure multiplier increases
B) the marginal propensity to save increases
- The level of investment spending is affected by changes in the interest rate, since higher interest rates
A) will increase the cost of borrowing and thus lower the incentive to purchase capital equipment
B) will make it more profitable to invest in the stock market
C) will increase the return on saving
D) will lower the value of government bonds so banks will lend more to firms and less to the government
E) all of the above
A) will increase the cost of borrowing and thus lower the incentive to purchase capital equipment
- If the level of government transfer payments increases while everything else stays the same, then
A) the IS-curve will shift to the left
B) the IS-curve will shift to the right
C) the IS-curve will become flatter and shift to the right
D) the LM-curve will shift to the right
E) the LM-curve will become flatter and shift to the right
B) the IS-curve will shift to the right
- Which of the following is TRUE as we move along the IS-curve?
A) a lower interest rate is compatible with a higher equilibrium output level
B) a higher equilibrium output level is compatible with a higher interest rate
C) a lower equilibrium income level is compatible with a higher level of transactions demand for money
D) a higher interest rate is compatible with a higher level of equilibrium income and therefore a higher level of consumption
E) a higher interest rate is compatible with higher asset prices and therefore a higher level of saving
A) a lower interest rate is compatible with a higher equilibrium output level
- We can expect the IS-curve to become flatter as
A) the supply of money decreases
B) the marginal propensity to consume decreases
C) the income tax rate increases
D) investment becomes more sensitive to interest rate changes
E) money demand becomes more sensitive to interest rate changes
D) investment becomes more sensitive to interest rate changes
13. Which of the following government policy actions will result in a parallel shift of the IS-curve to the left? A) a decrease in government purchases B) an increase in government purchases C) an increase in transfer payments D) a decrease in the income tax rate E) an increase in the income tax rate
A) a decrease in government purchases
- Which of the following will NOT cause a shift of the IS-curve?
A) a change in transfer payments
B) a change in taxes
C) a change in money demand
D) a change in business and consumer confidence
E) a change in autonomous saving
C) a change in money demand
- Which of the following will occur in an IS-LM model, if the government decides to raise the income tax rate?
A) the IS-curve will become flatter and shift to the right
B) the IS-curve will become steeper and shift to the left
C) the IS-curve will shift parallel to the left
D) the LM-curve will become steeper and shift to the right
E) the LM-curve will shift parallel to the right
B) the IS-curve will become steeper and shift to the left
- The IS-curve will become flatter if
A) money demand increases
B) investment becomes less sensitive to changes in the interest rate
C) the marginal propensity to save increases
D) the income tax rate is reduced
E) either B) or C) occurs
D) the income tax rate is reduced
- A decrease in autonomous investment
A) results in a shift of the IS-curve to the left
B) results in a shift of the IS-curve to the right
C) occurs as we move along the IS-curve from right to left
D) occurs as we move along the IS-curve from left to right
E) is caused by an increase in government expenditures
A) results in a shift of the IS-curve to the left
18. Which of the following is the equation for the IS-curve? A) i = (1/b)Ao + (b/)Y B) i = (1/b)Ao – (b/)Y C) i = (k/h)Y + (1/h)(M/P) D) i = (k/h)Y – (1/h)(M/P) E) L = kY – hi
B) i = (1/b)Ao – (b/)Y
- In an IS-LM model, any point that is to the left and below the IS-curve indicates a situation where
A) there is excess demand for goods and services in the expenditure sector
B) there is excess supply of goods and services in the expenditure sector
C) the expenditure sector is in equilibrium but the money sector is not
D) there is excess demand for money in the money sector
E) there is excess supply of money in the money sector
A) there is excess demand for goods and services in the expenditure sector
- If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at the current interest rate, then
A) bond prices and the interest rate will both rise
B) bond prices and the interest rate will both fall
C) bond prices will rise and the interest rate will fall
D) bond prices will fall and the interest rate will rise
E) the value of both stocks and bonds will increase
D) bond prices will fall and the interest rate will rise