ECO100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Canadian Dollar, Nominal Interest Rate, Intermediate Good

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In general, interest rate is the cost of borrowing money for a specified amount of time. Typically, this is expressed in percentage points per year, so if interest rate were 10%, someone would have to pay 10 cents for each dollar they borrowed for 1 year. The interest rate can refer to different rates, since different types of customers are offered different rates depending on their level of wage. Two main interest rates economists talk about: the prime interest rate: rate that banks charge their best customers, the bank rate: the rate the bank of canada charges to commercial banks (rbc, cibc, etc. ) Credit markets link available funds from households and businesses to those households and businesses looking to borrow funds. Banks acts as an intermediary in these markets ensuring that they function properly. In 2008, credit markets were in trouble as many financial institutions in the us and europe collapsed.

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1.Purchasing power parity implies that

a. the real exchange rate is equal to 1.

b. the law of one price does not hold.

c. inflation rates are equal across countries.

d. the real exchange rate is equal to 0.

e. if the domestic country has low prices, then the domestic currency will depreciate until foreign citizens can buy the same amount of goods as domestic citizens.

2.Which of the following is a prediction from the PPP model of exchange rates?

A. An increase in the US money supply leads to an appreciation of the dollar in the long run.

B. An increase in US production leads to a depreciation of the dollar.

C. An increase in US production will lead to a proportional increase in the inflation rate.

D, An increase in the US money supply leads to a depreciation of the dollar in the long run.

E.An increase in the US interest rates leads to a fall in prices.

3.Relative purchasing power parity predicts that

A.the difference between the inflation rates in the two countries should equal the ratio of the interest rates in the two countries.

B. the difference between the inflation rates in two countries should equal the per cent change in the exchange rate.

C.inflation rates should be equal across countries.

D.the real exchange rate should equal one.

E.relative price levels in the two countries should be equal when expressed in the same currency.

4.Which of the following is NOT a valid explanation for the failure of purchasing power parity?

a. Differences in monetary policies across countries

b. Lack of competition

c. Transportation costs

d. Trade barriers

5.If P represents (the level of) domestic prices, P* represents (the level of) foreign prices and E represents the exchange rate as units of domestic currency per units of foreign currency, then the real exchange rate equals

a. EP/P*	b. P*/EP
C. E/PP*	d. EP*/P
e. P/P*

6.The difference between nominal and real interest rates is that

A.Nominal interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output, while real interest rates are measured in monetary terms

B.Nominal interest rates are measured in monetary terms, while real interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output

C.Nominal interest rates can fluctuate, while real interest rates always remain fixed

D.Real interest rates can fluctuate, while nominal interest rates always remain fixed

E.Real interest rates are the same in every country, while nominal interest rates are different for every country

7.Which of the following is predicted to cause the value (or price or cost) of U.S. goods to appreciate relative to the value (or price or cost) of foreign goods in the long run?

a. An increase in the growth rate of U.S. GNP. b. A decrease in the growth rate of U.S. GNP.

c. A decline in the growth rate of the U.S. money supply.

d. An increase in the price of petroleum that reduces world demand for American cars. e. An appreciation of the dollar.

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The table below lists annual consumer price index and inflation rates for a country over the period 2005-2010. Assume the year 2005 is used as the base year.

Year	Consumer Price Index	Inflation Rate
2005	100
2006	115	B
2007	125	C
2008	140	D
2009	A	10%
2010	160	E

8.7%

120

25%

12%

The price index was 170 in the first year, 180 in the second year, and 195 in the third year. The inflation rate was about

5.9 percent between the first and second years, and 8.3 percent between the second and third years.

5.6 percent between the first and second years, and 7.7 percent between the second and third years.

10 percent between the first and second years, and 15 percent between the second and third years.

80 percent between the first and second years, and 95 percent between the second and third years.

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QUESTION 17

The price index was 150 in the first year, 142.5 in the second year, and 138.2 in the third year. The economy experienced

		5.0 percent deflation between the first and second years, and 3.0 percent deflation between the second and third years.
		7.5 percent deflation between the first and second years, and 4.3 percent deflation between the second and third years.
		5.3 percent inflation between the first and second years, and 4.1 percent inflation between the second and third years.
		7.5 percent inflation between the first and second years, and 4.3 percent inflation between the second and third years

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QUESTION 18

Which of the following statements is correct about the relationship between the nominal interest rate and the real interest rate?

The real interest rate is the nominal interest rate minus the rate of inflation.

The real interest rate is the nominal interest rate times the rate of inflation.

The real interest rate is the nominal interest rate plus the rate of inflation.

The real interest rate is the nominal interest rate divided by the rate of inflation.

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QUESTION 19

If the nominal interest rate is 6 percent and the rate of inflation is 2 percent, then the real interest rate is

4 percent.

-4 percent.

3 percent.

8 percent.

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QUESTION 20

If the nominal interest rate is 7 percent and the real interest rate is -2.5 percent, then the inflation rate is

9.5 percent.

4.5 percent.

-4.5 percent.

-9.5 percent.

. From 2009 to 2010, the CPI for education increased from 279.3 to 281.8. What was the inflation rate for education between 2009 and 2010?

0.9%

9.0%

2.5%

90%

If the consumer price index changes from 125 in September to 150 in October, what is the rate of inflation?

20.0%

45.5%

16.7%

9.1%

. Suppose a basket of goods and services has been selected to calculate the CPI and 2014 has been selected as the base year. In 2013, the basketâs cost was $80; in 2014, the basketâs cost was $86; and in 2015, the basketâs cost was $90. The value of the CPI in 2015 was

104.6 and the inflation rate was 4.6%.

112.5 and the inflation rate was 4.6%.

112.5 and the inflation rate was 12.5%.

104.6 and the inflation rate was 12.5%.

Suppose a basket of goods and services has been selected to calculate the CPI. In 2002, the basketâs cost was $80; in 2008, the basketâs cost was $92; and in 2010, the basketâs cost was $108. The base year must be

The base year cannot be determined from the given information.

2002

2008

one of the years between 2008 and 2010.

Suppose a basket of goods and services has been selected to calculate the CPI and 2012 has been chosen as the base year. In 2012, the basketâs cost was $80.00; in 2013, the basketâs cost was $84; and in 2014, the basketâs cost was $87.60. The value of the CPI was

All of the above are correct.

109.5 in 2014.

105 in 2013.

100 in 2012.

Which of the following is correct?

The CPI is better than the GDP deflator at reflecting the goods and services bought by consumers.

The GDP deflator is better than the CPI at reflecting the goods and services bought by consumers.

The GDP deflator and the CPI are equally good at reflecting the goods and services bought by consumers.

The GDP deflator is more commonly used as a gauge of inflation than the CPI is.

The inflation rate is defined as the

percentage change in the price level from the previous period.

price level in an economy.

change in the price level from one period to the next.

price level minus the price level from the previous period.

Economists use the term inflation to describe a situation in which

the economy's overall price level is rising.

some prices are rising faster than others.

the economy's overall price level is high, but not necessarily rising.

the economy's overall output of goods and services is rising faster than the economy's overall price level.

Ryan savedâ $50,000 last year in his bank account so that he could buy a car this year. In thisâ case, money served the function of aâ ________.

means of deferred payment

unit of account

store of value

medium of exchange

A bank is said to have enough liquidityâ if:

it holds deposits amounting to at leastâ $100,000.

it operates for seven days a week for more than 12 hours a day.

it has enough funds to conduct its

dayminusâtominusâday

businesses and meet the regulatory requirements.

the value of its assets exceeds the value of its liabilities by at leastâ $50,000.

Consider an economy that only produces wooden chairs. Inâ 2012, the economy produced 100 wooden chairs priced atâ $10 each. The nominal GDP of the economy for the year 2012 willâ be:

â$10,000.

â$10.

â$100.

â$1,000.

Hyperinflationary episodes are always related to extremely rapid growthâ of:

real GDP.

money supply.

interest rates.

money demand.

Which of the following financial organizations have the ability to influence the supply of reserves in the Unitedâ States?

The World Bank

The Fed

Only private commercial banks

Only public sector banks

A retired worker receives a pension that is not indexed to inflation. Which of the following will happen if the rate of inflationâ rises?

The retiree will be better off.

Theâ retiree's purchasing power will fall.

The shareholders of the firm in which he worked will lose.

Theâ retiree's purchasing power will increase.

Assuming all elseâ equal, what is likely to happen to the demand curve for reserves in an economy if it goes through a period of rapidâ expansion?

There will be a n upward movement along the demand curve for reserves.

The demand curve for reserves will shift to the left.

There will be a downward movement along the demand curve for reserves.

The demand curve for reserves will shift to the right.

If the nominal interest rate in an economy isâ 9% and the expected inflation rate isâ 6%, then the expected real interest rate in the economyâ is:

â15%.

â9%.

â6%.

â3%.

If nominal GDPâ increases, what might be the cause of thisâ increase?

If nominal GDPâ increases, this could be causedâ by:

â(Select

all that

apply.â)

An increase in the price level

Deflation

An increase in real GDP

A decrease in the price level

Given the followingâ information, what is the growth rate of nominalâ GDP?

Upper Y 0Y0

real GDPâ =

â$10001000

â(in millions)

Upper Y 1Y1

real GDPâ =

â$11001100

â(in millions)

Upper Y 0Y0

price levelâ = 120120

Upper Y 1Y1

price levelâ = 130130The growth rate of nominal GDP is

nothing â%.

â (Round

your answer to the nearest

hundredth.â)

According to the quantity theory ofâ money, what must the growth rate of the money supply be given the followingâ information?

The growth rate of real GDP is

1.01.0â%.

The growth rate of nominal GDP is

3.83.8â%.

The nominal interest rate is

7.17.1â%.

The real interest rate is

4.34.3â%.

The money supplyâ (M2) is

â$10 comma 61210,612

â(in billions)According to the quantity theory ofâ money, the growth rate of the money supply must be

nothing â%.

â (Round

your answer to the nearest

tenth.â)

According to the quantity theory ofâ money, what is the inflationâ rate?

Use the information given above and calculate the inflation rate.

According to the quantity theory ofâ money, the inflation rate is

nothing â%.

â (Round

your answer to the nearest

tenth.â)

According to the quantity theory ofâ money, the inflation rate is

the ratio of money supply to nominal GDP.

the gap between the growth rate of money supply and the growth rate of real GDP.

the gap between the nominal and real interest rates.

the gap between the growth rate of money supply and the growth rate of nominal GDP.

If the inflation rate is

positivepositiveâ,

what must beâ true?

The growth rate of nominal GDP

greater than>

the growth rate of money supply.

The growth rate of real GDP

less than<

the growth rate of money supply.

The growth rate of real GDP

greater than>

the growth rate of money supply.

The growth rate of nominal GDP

less than<

the growth rate of money supply.

An open market operation isâ ____________.

the process of sellingâ Fed-issued IOUs between banks.

an exchange between a private bank and the Federal Reserve where the Fed buys or sells government bonds to private banks.

where a bank borrows reserves or bonds from the Federalâ Reserve's discount window.

an exchange between private banks where the banks buy or sell bonds to each other.

The Federal Reserve conducts open market operations when it wants toâ ____________.

change the liquidity levels of banks.

influence the discount rate.

influence the federal funds rate.

change the level of reserves it holds for banks.

When the Fed

sellssells

government bonds

toto

privateâ banks, it

â¼

the electronic reserves that banks hold.

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