Economics
School of Social Sciences
ECON20032 Macroeconomics 4
Multiple Choice Questions: Topic 1
Question 1
In an open economy, absorption can be defined as
A) The sum of consumption (private and public) and investment (private and public).
B) The difference between production and exports of goods and services.
C) The difference between private spending and the trade balance.
D) The sum of consumption (private and public) and exports of goods and services.
E) The sum of investment (private and public) and imports of goods and services.
Question 2
The conventional measure of the current account is
A) The difference between exports of goods and services and imports of goods and services.
B) The difference between a) exports of goods and services plus net factor income from abroad, net unilateral transfers from abroad, and b) imports of goods and services plus interest payments to the rest ofthe world.
C) The difference between a) exports of goods and services minus net factor income from abroad, and b) imports of goods and services minus interest payments to the rest ofthe world.
D) The difference between a) exports of goods and services plus net unilateral transfers from abroad, and b) imports of goods and services minus interest payments to the rest ofthe world.
E) The difference between a) exports of goods and services minus net unilateral transfers from abroad, and b) imports of goods and services minus interest payments to the rest ofthe world.
Multiple Choice Questions: Topic 2
Question 1
When the home country’s exchange rate depreciates,
A) Home exports become more expensive as imports to foreigners.
B) Foreign exports become more expensive as imports to home residents.
C) Foreign exports become less expensive as imports to home residents.
D) A) and B).
E) A) and C).
Question 2
A forward contract between 2 parties in the forward exchange market involves
A) The signing of a contract today, and an immediate exchange of one currency for another.
B) The signing of a contract today, with a settlement date for the delivery of the currency set for in the future.
C) The signing of a contract at a preset date in the future, with a
settlement date for the delivery of the currency set also for the future.
D) The signing of a contract at a preset date in the future, with an open
settlement date for the delivery of the currency.
E) A) and C).