Question 1

Other things equal,an increase in the productivity of capital goods will:

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A)   increase the demand for loanable funds and decrease the equilibrium interest rate.
B)   increase the demand for loanable funds and increase the equilibrium interest rate.
C)   increase the supply of loanable funds and decrease the equilibrium interest rate.
D)   increase the supply of loanable funds and increase the equilibrium interest rate.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Interest is the:

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A)   price paid for the use of money.
B)   opportunity cost of time.
C)   expectation of a future return on investment.
D)   reward for consuming rather than saving.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The economist who advocated a single tax on land was:

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A)   Adam Smith.
B)   John Maynard Keynes.
C)   Henry George.
D)   Milton Friedman.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The supply of loanable funds is perfectly elastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Defined narrowly as wages and salaries,labor's share of the national income is about:

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A)   70 percent.
B)   53 percent.
C)   42 percent.
D)   89 percent.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is not a component of the demand for loanable funds?

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A)   Household purchases of housing and durable consumer goods.
B)   Business purchases of capital goods.
C)   Government financing of the public debt.
D)   Household saving.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The XYZ Corporation can make a real (inflation-adjusted) return on an investment of 9 percent.The nominal rate of interest is 13 percent and the rate of inflation is 7 percent.We can conclude that the:

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A)   investment will be profitable.
B)   investment will be unprofitable.
C)   real rate of interest is 4 percent.
D)   real rate of interest is 2 percent.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The value today of a specific sum of money to be received in the future is referred to as:

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A)   the future value of that sum of money.
B)   the present value of that sum of money.
C)   compound interest.
D)   the time-value of money.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

(Consider This) The story about economist Irving Fisher's conversation with his masseuse illustrates that interest payments arise because of:

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A)   the possibility of inflation.
B)   the reality of credit risk.
C)   imperfect information about the future.
D)   the time-value of money.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The largest single share of all income earned by Americans consists of:

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A)   wages and salaries.
B)   interest.
C)   rents.
D)   corporate profits.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

For all practical purposes,the supply of land is:

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A)   almost perfectly inelastic.
B)   negatively sloped.
C)   relatively elastic.
D)   perfectly elastic.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The time-value of money refers to the idea that a given amount of money is more valuable to a person the sooner it is received.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Demand is the active and supply the passive determinant of land rent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Economic profit is most closely associated with:

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A)   the process of saving and investing.
B)   monopoly,innovation,and uninsurable risks.
C)   long-run competitive equilibrium.
D)   a static economy.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The demand for farmland will increase if:

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A)   the demand for food decreases.
B)   technological advances make land more productive.
C)   the price of farm labor increases and the output effect exceeds the substitution effect.
D)   the supply of farmland increases.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following represents an uninsurable risk to a business firm?

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A)   The possibility that its warehouse will burn down.
B)   The possibility that several of its workers will be injured at work.
C)   The possibility that an adverse change in consumer tastes will decrease the demand for the firm's product.
D)   The possibility that a tornado will damage the plant and stop production for a month.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The demand for loanable funds is downsloping:

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A)   because businesses find that more investments are profitable at low interest rates than at high interest rates.
B)   because households are willing to save more at high interest rates than at low interest rates.
C)   only when the nominal interest rate exceeds the real interest rate.
D)   because the amount of profitable business investment varies directly with the interest rate.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Suppose a person pays $80 of annual interest on a loan that has a 5 percent annual interest rate.The loan amount is:

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A)   $400.
B)   $1,600.
C)   $160.
D)   $85.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

If Congress were to pass a law exempting interest on saving from taxation,the:

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A)   supply of loanable funds would decrease and the equilibrium interest rate rise.
B)   supply of loanable funds would increase and the equilibrium interest rate fall.
C)   demand for loanable funds would increase and the equilibrium interest rate rise.
D)   equilibrium interest rate would be unaffected.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Suppose that interest payments are $140 per year on a $1,000 loan and $1,188 per year on an $8,485 loan.The interest rates on the two loans are:

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A)   14 percent and 20 percent,respectively.
B)   14 percent on both loans.
C)   18.8 percent on both loans.
D)   1.4 percent and 11.8 percent,respectively.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Exam 17: Rent Interest and Profit

The economist who advocated a single tax on land was:

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Suppose a person pays $80 of annual interest on a loan that has a 5 percent annual interest rate.The loan amount is:

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The demand for farmland will increase if:

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Defined narrowly as wages and salaries,labor's share of the national income is about:

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The supply of loanable funds is perfectly elastic.

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The XYZ Corporation can make a real (inflation-adjusted) return on an investment of 9 percent.The nominal rate of interest is 13 percent and the rate of inflation is 7 percent.We can conclude that the:

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The time-value of money refers to the idea that a given amount of money is more valuable to a person the sooner it is received.

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The largest single share of all income earned by Americans consists of:

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Economic profit is most closely associated with:

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Which of the following is not a component of the demand for loanable funds?

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Which of the following represents an uninsurable risk to a business firm?

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Interest is the:

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The value today of a specific sum of money to be received in the future is referred to as:

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(Consider This) The story about economist Irving Fisher's conversation with his masseuse illustrates that interest payments arise because of:

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Demand is the active and supply the passive determinant of land rent.

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Other things equal,an increase in the productivity of capital goods will:

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If Congress were to pass a law exempting interest on saving from taxation,the:

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The demand for loanable funds is downsloping:

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For all practical purposes,the supply of land is:

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Suppose that interest payments are $140 per year on a $1,000 loan and $1,188 per year on an $8,485 loan.The interest rates on the two loans are:

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