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1
If actual spending is AED 5mn while planned spending is AED 5.5mn, the gap is adjusted for by:
A)A decrease in unplanned inventory expenditure by AED 0.5mn
B)An increase in planned inventory expenditure by AED 0.5mn
C)An increase in unplanned inventory expenditure by AED 0.5mn
D)A decrease in planned inventory expenditure by AED 0.5mn
2
Which of the following components of spending accounts for two-thirds of total spending?
A)Consumption
B)Investment
C)Government purchases
D)Net exports
3
Spending that is not related to the level of disposable income is called:
A)Marginal propensity to consume
B)Autonomous expenditure
C)Induced expenditure
D)Wealth effect
4
The slope of the consumption function is:
A)Marginal propensity to consume
B)Autonomous expenditure
C)Induced expenditure
D)Wealth effect
5
If the MPC is 0.75, then an initial increase in planned aggregate expenditure of $150bn will eventually increase the real GDP by:
A)$112.5bn
B)$200bn
C)$600bn
D)$750bn
6
To graph the relationship of the MPC and the income-expenditure multiplier, the curve would be:
A)Upward sloping
B)Downward sloping
C)Horizontal
D)Vertical
7
If an increase in planned investment of $80bn causes equilibrium output demanded to increase by $240, the value of the marginal propensity to consume is:
A)3
B)2/3
C)3/2
D)1/3
8
Given the consumption function C = $300bn + 0.70Yd, an increase in disposable income from $5,000 billion to $6,000 billion will increase consumption by:
A)$1,300bn
B)$1,100bn
C)$1,000bn
D)$700bn
9
If disposable income is $500bn, consumption spending is $420bn, and marginal propensity to consume is 0.6, the level of autonomous consumption for the economy is:
A)$80bn
B)$120bn
C)$200bn
D)$248bn

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10
Following the above figure, autonomous consumption amounts to:
A)$0
B)$1 trillion
C)$2 trillion
D)$2.5 trillion
11
The economy will be in equilibrium when the real disposable income amounts to:
A)$2.5 trillion
B)$3 trillion
C)$5 trillion
D)$7 trillion
12
Consider the following, C = 600 + 0.8(Y-150); I = 125, G = 250, NX = -50. At equilibrium, disposable income is equal to:
A)$4,025
B)$4,000
C)$3,025
D)$3,000
13
An expansionary fiscal policy:
A)Increases the money supply
B)Decreases the money supply
C)Decreases government spending, transfers, or taxes
D)Increases government spending, transfers, or taxes







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