EU23L3
1
Disposable income is £5 billion and planned saving is £1.75 billion. What is the value of planned consumption expenditure?
0.35
0.65
£3.25 billion
£6.75 billion
2
The figure illustrates an economy's consumption function. What is the marginal propensity to consume in this economy?
0.95
1.20
0.70
1.43
3
The figure illustrates an economy's consumption function. What is the marginal propensity to save in this economy?
0.30
0.20
1.43
0.70
4
The figure illustrates an economy's consumption function. What is autonomous consumption in this economy?
£3.8 million
£1.0 million
£2.4 million
£0
5
Real GDP equals £35 billion and aggregate planned expenditure is £10 billion. There is an unplanned _______ in inventories of _______ and real GDP will __________.
increase; £10 billion; increase
decrease; £35 billion; stay the same
decrease; £25 billion; increase
increase; £25 billion; decrease
6
If a £75 billion increase in autonomous expenditure increases equilibrium expenditure by £120 billion, then the multiplier is _______________.
£120 billion
£45 billion
0.625
1.6
7
An economy has no imports and no taxes. The marginal propensity to save is 0.2. A __________ increase in autonomous expenditure increases equilibrium expenditure by £60 billion and the multiplier is _____________.
£48 billion; 1.25
£300 billion; 5
£75 billion; 12
£12 billion; 5
8
The slope of the aggregate expenditure curve decreases when the marginal propensity to consume _______ or the marginal propensity to import _______.
increases; decreases
increases; increases
decreases; decreases
decreases; increases
9
You observe that unplanned inventories are increasing. You predict that there will be _______.
a business cycle
an expansion
a trough
a recession
10
When the economy is at full employment and investment decreases, the price level will ________ and in the long run real GDP will__________
decrease; decrease
increase; increase
decrease; not change
increase; not change