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Economics
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2014

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Lenders buy bonds and borrowers sell them
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True
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Other things the same, corporate bonds generally feature higher interest rates than U.S. government bonds
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True
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Mutual funds are a type of financial intermediary
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True
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If a share of stock in Dell sells for 70 dollars, the retained earnings per share are 5 dollars, and the dividend per share is 2 dollars. Then the price earnings ratio is 10
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True
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In a closed economy, if taxes fall and consumption rises, then private saving must fall
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False
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To state that national saving is equal to investment, for a closed economy, is to state an accounting identity
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True
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National saving is equal to Y-T-C
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False
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Alberta buys a paint sprayer and a lift for her car customizing shop. A macroeconomist would refer to these purchases as investment
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True
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When an economy's government goes from running a budget deficit to running a budget surplus, the economy's long run growths prospects are improved
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True
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Other things the same, the higher rate of saving and investment in a country, the higher will be the standard of living in the future
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True
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If, for an economy imaginary closed economy, investment amounts to $10,000 and the government is running a $2500 deficit, then the private savings must amount to $12500
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True
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Other things the same, as the maturity of a bond becomes longer the bond will pay...
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A higher interest rate because it has more risk
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Bonds are more likely to have higher interests if they have...
Definition
no tax exemptions and long terms
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In 2005 some parts of the country were suffering from a drought. What effects would we expect to this to have on the stock of companies such as John Deere that manufacture farm equipment...
Definition
decrease the demand for existing shares of the stock, causing the price to fall
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Borrowers can (and sometimes do) default on their loans when...
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they declare for bankruptcy
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Who accepts all of the risk associated with a mutual funds portfolio of stocks and or bonds...
Definition
The funds shareholders
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If a firm wants to borrow it can...
Definition
supply bonds by selling them
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In which of the following cases would it necessarily true that national saving and private saving are equal for a closed economy...
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The governments tax revenue is equal to its expenditures
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In a closed economy, national saving is...
Definition
equal to investment
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According to the definitions of private and public saving, Y C and G remained the same, an increase in taxes would...
Definition
Lower private saving and raise public saving
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Kathleen is considering expanding her dress shop. If interest rates rise she is...
Definition
less likely to expand. This illustrates why the supply of loanable funds slopes downwards
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Other things the same, an increase in the interest rate...
Definition
would decrease the quantity of loanable funds demanded
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If the supply of loanable funds shift to the right, then the equilibrium interest rate
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falls and the quantity of loanable funds rises
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If Congress increased the tax rate on the interest income, investment...
Definition
and savings would decrease
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If government institutes policies that diminish incentives to save, then in the loanable funds market...
Definition
the supply of loanable funds shifts to the left
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If Congress instituted an investment tax credit, the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds would...
Definition
Rise
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A government budge deficit...
Definition
reduces both public and national saving
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If the quantity of loanable funds demanded exceeds the quantity of loanable funds supplied...
Definition
there is a shortage so interest rates will rise
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We interpret the meaning of "loanable funds" as the...
Definition
flow of resources available to fund private investment
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If Research in Motion Inc. sells a bond it is...
Definition
borrowing directly from the public
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According to the definition of private and public savings, If Y C and G remain the same, an increase in taxes would...
Definition
lower private saving and raise public saving
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