TOBB-ETU, Economics Department

Macroeconomics I (IKT 233)

Ozan Eksi

Practice Questions with Answers (for Final)

9. CHAPTER: Aggregate Demand I

1-) In the long run, the level of output is determined by the: (c)
a-) interaction of supply and demand
b-) money supply and the levels of government spending and taxation.
c-) amounts of capital, labor and the available technology
d-) preferences of the public

2-) The aggregate demand curve tells us possible: (c)

a-) combinations of M and Y for a given value of P.
b-) combinations of M and P for a given value of Y.
c-) combinations of P and Y for a given value of M.
d-) results if the CB reduces the money supply

3-) An economy is in a recessionary gap. According to the classical economists, which of

the following should occurr? (d)
a-) wages should fall which would cause more workers to be hired
b-) prices should fall which would increase consumer spending
c-) interest rates should fall which would increase consumer and investment spending
d-) all of the above should have occurred

4-) If the short-run AS curve is horizontal and the long-run AS curve is vertical, then a
change in the government spending will change ... in the short run and change ... in the
long run. (b)
a-) only prices; only output.
b-) only output; only prices.
c-) both prices and output; only prices.
d-) both prices and output; both prices and output.

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5-) Crowding out occurs when an increase in government spending ... the interest rate and
investment ... (b)
a-) increases; increases
b-) increases; decreases
c-) decreases; increases
d-) decreases; decreases

6-) In the short run, a favorable supply shock causes (c)

a-) both prices and output to rise
b-) prices to rise and output to fall
c-) prices to fall and output to rise.
d-) both prices and output to fall.

7-) In the below Figure, the initial e¤ect of an increase in the money supply is illustrated as
a movement from (a)
a-) point 1 to point 2.
b-) point 2 to point 3.
c-) point 1 to point 3.
d-) point 2 to point 1.

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8-) A permanent leftward shift of the Aggregate Demand Curve, occurring at time t0 , as
shown in the …gure. Show the path followed by Y and P on the separately in two graphs.

10 & 11. CHAPTERS Aggregate Demand II: The IS-LM Model to

Explain Fluctuations
1-) An increase in $1 in government purchases will: (b)
a-) Shift the LM curve upwards
b-) Shift the IS curve to the right by $1/(1-MPC).
c-) Not shift the LM curve.
d-) All of the above

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2-) An increase in investment spending due to optimism of companies about investment
pro…tability causes the aggregate demand function to shift ..., the equilibrium level of
aggregate output to rise, and the IS curve to shift to the.... (b)
a-) up; left
b-) up; right
c-) down; left
d-) down; right

3-) Which of the following statements is FALSE? (e)

a-) The IS curve represents equilibrium in the goods market.
b-) The equilibrium condition in the goods market is:

Y = C(Y T ) + I(r) + G

c-) The LM curve represents money market equilibrium.

d-) The equilibrium condition in the money market is:

M =P = L(r; Y )

e-) There are multiple combinations of Y and r that satisfy equilibrium in both goods and
money markets

4-) An interpretation of why the IS curve slopes downward and to the right is that as income
rises, national saving rises, and this increase drives the interest rate: (b)
a-) down, thereby decreasing investment.
b-) down, thereby increasing investment.
c-) up, thereby decreasing investment.
d-) up, thereby increasing investment.

5-) When the LM curve is drawn, the quantity that is held …xed is: (b)
a-) the nominal money supply.
b-) the real money supply.
c-) government spending.
d-) the tax rate.

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6-) If there is an exogenous decrease in the investment, then (b)
a-) the LM curve would shift to the left.
b-) the IS curve would shift to the left.
c-) the IS curve would shift to the right.
d-) the AD curve would shift to the right.

7-) If the short -run IS-LM equilibrium occurs at a level of income below the natural rate
of output, then in the long run the price level will ..., shifting the ... curve to the right and
returning output to the natural rate. (d)
a-) increase; IS
b-) decrease; IS
c-) increase; LM
d-) decrease; LM

8-) A decrease in taxes will shift the: (b)

a-) IS curve to the left and decrease both the interest rate and the level of income.
b-) IS curve to the right and increase both the interest rate and the level of income.
c-) IS curve to the right and increase the level of income but decrease the interest rate.
d-) LM curve downward (to the right) and increase the level of income but decrease the
interest rate

9-) What is the most direct e¤ect when CB targets a higher nominal interest rate? (b)
a-) The money supply increases.
b-) The money supply decreases.
c-) The in‡ation rate increases.
d-) The in‡ation rate decreases.

10-) According to the IS-LM model, if government raises taxes but the CB wants to hold
the interest rate constant, then the CB must ... the money supply. (b)
a-) increase
b-) decrease
c-) …rst increase and then decrease
d-) …rst decrease and then increase

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11-) If people suddenly wish to hold more money at each interest rate: (d)
a-) The money demand curve will shift to the right.
b-) The LM curve will shift upward (to the left).
c-) Real income will fall.
d-) All of the above.

12-) All of the following events are consistent with the spending hypothesis as contributing
to the Great Depression except: (d)
a-) the decline in investment spending on housing because of a decline in immigration in the
1930s.
b-) the decline in consumption spending caused by the stock market crash of 1929.
c-) …scal policy to reduce the budget de…cit by raising taxes in 1932.
d-) the 25-percent reduction in the money supply between 1929 and 1933.

13-) According to the Classical Economic Theory, when the Great Depression started, the
government should have: (a)
a-) done nothing
b-) had a large increase in government spending
c-) gone o¤ the Gold Standard
d-) enacted high tari¤s

14-) If there is an adverse supply shock such as a sharp increase in oil prices, then in the
short run (c)
a-) the AS curve would shift downward
b-) the price would increase, and income would not change.
c-) the price would increase, and income would decrease.
d-) the AD curve would shift downward
e-) the IS curve would shift to the left.

15-) Government spending may a¤ect investment, and interest rates. Suppose government
spending is now $500 billion. If the government permanently raises spending to $600 billion
to …nance national health insurance, which of the following is true for: Real GDP, Private
Investment, Interest Rates (b)
a-) fall rise fall
b-) rise fall rise
c-) fall fall rise
d-) no change no change no change
e-) rise rise no change

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16-) Consider an economy that is characterized by the following equations:
C = 300 + 0.75(Y - T) - 300r
T =100 + 0.2Y
I = 200 - 200r
L = 0.5Y - 500i
e
Y = 2500, G = 600, M =133.200 = 0.05, P =120
e
where r is the real interest rate, I is the nominal interest rate, M is the money supply,
is expected in‡ation, and P is the price level. Find the equation for the IS curve using the
equilibrium condition that Y = Cd + Id +G. ( Answer: Y = {300 + 0.75[Y
- (100 + 0.2Y)] - 300r} +[200 - 200r]+ 600
r = 2.05 - 0.0008Y which is the IS curve)