Macroeconomics Answers

22. If the Central Bank reduces the bank rate, this will cause …… (a) commercial banks to reduce lending (b) commercial banks to merge (c) money supply to increase (d) money supply to reduce
23. A change in the real value of wealth that causes spending to change when the level of prices changes is known as: (a) interest rate effect (b) International-Substitution effect (c) Consumption effect (d) Real Balance effect
24. If the economy is in an inflationary period, what action would Fiscal authority most likely take? (a) Decrease taxes (b) Decrease the discount rate (c) Increase government spending (d) Increase taxes
25. ....... is a process where Central Bank classifies borrowing into preferred and less preferred sectors of the economy (a) Selective ratio (b) Credit ceiling (c) Selective ratio (d) None

A decrease in the interest rate raises *
the law of money
the law of demand
the quantity demanded of money
the demand for money

Explain 5 factors that can shift the Aggregate Demand (AD) curve
Given the statistics for a small economy called Abua below, derive the GDP deflator and
assert if there is evidence of inflation or otherwise.
Real GDP = $650 million
Nominal GDP = $400 million
Inflation rate = 9%
Unemployment rate = 15%

21. Open Market Operations, Reserve Ratio, Discount Rate and Stabilization Securities are …. (a) Qualitative measures of monetary policy (b) Quantitative measures of monetary policy (c) Fiscal policy measures (d) None of the above.
22. If the Central Bank reduces the bank rate, this will cause …… (a) commercial banks to reduce lending (b) commercial banks to merge (c) money supply to increase (d) money supply to reduce
23. A change in the real value of wealth that causes spending to change when the level of prices changes is known as: (a) interest rate effect (b) International-Substitution effect (c) Consumption effect (d) Real Balance effect
24. If the economy is in an inflationary period, what action would Fiscal authority most likely take? (a) Decrease taxes (b) Decrease the discount rate (c) Increase government spending (d) Increase taxes

16. In the short run money is neutral and in the long run money is not neutral (a) True (b) False
17. A currency is said to Depreciate if there is a fall in its market price due to market forces. As a result, the currency will buy less, foreign exchange in the foreign exchange market. (a) True (b) False
18. ……. expectation assumes that people form their expectations of inflation based on the inflation they have recently observed (a) Adaptive (b) Observed (c) Rational (d) Projected
19. The Balance of payments of a country is constructed on the principle of …. (a) Public sector accounting (b) Single-entry book-keeping (c) Reconciliation (d) Double-entry book-keeping
20. The main instruments of fiscal policy are: (a) CBN tools and Government project (b) Government expenditure and Tax rate (c) Government Budgets and Revenue (d) Interest rate and Bank rate

11. Unsustained…… occurs when prices in the goods and services market are high relative to resource prices and other costs (a) economic recession (b) economic boom (c) inflation (d) deflation
12. Why do people hold M1? (a) To earn interest on their money (b) To carryout transactions (c) As a hedge against inflation (d) As a means to have enough liquid assets to buy bonds and other securities
13. Decreases in Aggregate Demand lead to …… and …. (a) boom, full employment (b) recession, cyclical unemployment (c) boom, cyclical unemployment (d) recession, full employment
14. The type of expectation that asserts that individuals make use of both present and past information to make future predictions is ……… expectation (a) rational (b) future (c) speculative (d) anticipated
15. …. in the exchange rate value of the nation’s currency will shift the Aggregate Demand curve inward. (a) Reduction (b) Shock (c) Increase (d) Boom

Discuss the monetary policies employed by the south African reserve Bank to alleviate the economic impact of covid19

Given the statistics for a small economy called Abua below, derive the GDP deflator and assert if there is evidence of inflation or otherwise.
Real GDP = $650 million
Nominal GDP = $400 million
Inflation rate = 9%
Unemployment rate = 15%