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Islamic University – Gaza Macroeconomic
Faculty of Commerce Date: 27/4/2010

Dep't of Economics & Political Science Dr. Khalil El-Namrouty
Mid-Term Exam (2009/2010)
Student Name: ………………………………………………………………Student No.………………………..…
Question One: Choose the best answer:
Use the following table to answer questions 1 to 5
Durable goods 800
Nonresidential investment 400
Government purchases of goods 500
Exports 400
Services 500
Residential investment 50
Change in business inventories -25
Nondurable goods 700
Imports 250
1- Refer to Table.1. Personal consumption expenditures in billions of dollars are
A) 1,000. B) 1,300. C) 1,500. D) 2,000.
2- Refer to Table.1. The value for gross private domestic investment in billions of dollars is
A) 300. B) 375. C) 425. D) 450.
3- Refer to Table.1. The value for net exports in billions of dollars is

A) 150. B) 250. C) 650. D) 800.
4- Refer to Table.1. The value of gross domestic product in billions of dollars is

A) 3,000. B) 3,075. C) 3,125. D) 3,750.
5- Refer to Table.1. The value of government spending in billions of dollars is

A) 100. B) 200. C) 300. D) 500.
6- If the number of unemployed equals 240,000 and the number of employed equals 300,000, the
labor-force participation rate
A) is 80%. B) is 24%. C) is 55.6%. D) cannot be determined from this information.
7- If Ahmed received a $2,500 bonus and his MPS is 0.20, his consumption rises by $________
and his saving rises by $________.
A) 500; 100 B) 2,500; 200 C) 2,000; 500 D) 2,500; 20
8- Saving is a ________ variable and savings is a ________ variable.

A) flow; flow B) stock; stock C) flow; stock D) stock; flow
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9- The kinds of policy that the government uses to influence the macroeconomy: a
– fiscal policy b – Supply side policies c – Monetary policy d – all the above.
10- Refer to Figure 1.1 The equation for the aggregate consumption function is
A) C = 140 + .5Y. B)C = 60 + .7Y. C) C = 80 + .6Y. D) C = 60 + .4Y.
11- Refer to Figure1.1. The equation for the aggregate saving function is
A) S = -60 + .3Y. B)S = -200 + .6Y. C)S = -140 + .5Y. D)S = -80 + .4Y
12- Refer to Figure 1.1 In this economy, aggregate saving will be zero if income is
A) $100 billion. B) $200 billion. C) $300 billion. D) $400 billion.
13- Refer to Figure1.1 For this society, aggregate saving is positive if aggregate income is
A) above zero. B) between $0 and $150 billion.
C) equal to $200 billion. D) above $200 billion.
14- Refer to Figure1.1 If aggregate income is $1,000 billion, then in this society aggregate
saving is________ billion.
A) $300 B) $320 C) $240 D) $550
15- In the circular flow diagram, firms ________ labor and households ________ goods and services.
A) demand; supply. B) demand; demand.
C) supply; demand. D) supply; supply.
16- A promissory note issued by a corporation when it borrows money is a

A) share. B) corporate bond. C) corporate dividend. D) stock.
17- A period when the economy shrinks is known as

A) a recession. B) a contraction. C) a slump. D) all of the above.
18- If the labor force is 500 and employment is 450, then the unemployment rate is
A) 100%. B) 90%. C) 10%. D) 0%.
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19- Between a trough and a peak, the economy goes through a(n)
A) recession. B) bust. C) expansion. D) hyperinflation
20- The equation for GDP using the expenditure approach is

A) GDP = C + I + G + EX - IM. B) GDP = C + I + G + (IM - EX).
C) GDP = C + I + G + EX + IM. D) GDP = C + I + G - EX - IM.
21- Suppose that net investment in 2008 was $20 billion and depreciation was $4 billion. Gross
investment in 2008 was
22- What type of tax affects the amount of money you pay for a product?
A) direct tax B) income tax C) indirect tax D) all of the above
23- If GDP is $300 billion, depreciation is $30 billion, and net factor income from the rest of the
world is -$40 billion, then net national product is
24- Saving rates tend to ________ during boom times and ________ during recession periods.
A) rise; rise B) rise; fall C) fall; rise D) fall; fall
25-If nominal GDP is $8 trillion and real GDP is $6 trillion, the GDP deflator is
A) 48. B) 75. C) 133.33. D) 123.3.
26-The GDP deflator in year 2 is 110 and the GDP deflator in year 3 is 118. The rate of inflation
between years 2 and 3 is
A) 4.55%. B) 7.27%. C) 8%. D) 18%.
Question One:
1- Write the CPI & GDP Deflator equations.
2- How output can be increased.
3- The natural rate of unemployment=…………………..
4- Net interest rate=…………………..
5- What happens when Y=300 & AE=200, in addition if Y=100 & AE=130.
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Faculty of Commerce Date: 27/4/2010

3- Refer to Table.1. The value for net exports in billions of dollars is

4- Refer to Table.1. The value of gross domestic product in billions of dollars is

5- Refer to Table.1. The value of government spending in billions of dollars is

8- Saving is a variable and savings is a variable.

16- A promissory note issued by a corporation when it borrows money is a

17- A period when the economy shrinks is known as

20- The equation for GDP using the expenditure approach is

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