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?

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    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?

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    0.30
    0.20
    1.43
    0.70


  • 4
  • The figure illustrates an economy's consumption function. What is autonomous consumption in this economy?

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    £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