Midterm Sample Questions
Midterm Sample Questions
4) With no inflation and a nominal interest rate 3 percent, a person can trade off one unit of
current consumption for ________ units of future consumption.
A) 0.97
B) 1.03
C) .03
D) -.03
5) According to Life Cycle Income hypothesis, if X’s income will increase by 5% tomorrow
and will stay at that level for his remaining life, he should:
A) Increase consumption from tomorrow for his remaining life
B) Increase consumption only today
C) Decrease consumption today, increase from tomorrow for his remaining life
D) Increase consumption from today for his remaining life
Answers:
1) C 2) D 3) B 4) B 5) D 6) C