Economics MCQs

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In 1989, the CPI was 124.0 in 1990, it was 130.7 What was the rate of inflation over this period ?


a5.4 percent


b30.7 percent


c You can’t tell without knowing the base year


d 5.1 percent


View Answer 5.4 percent

The Phillips curve shows the relationship between inflation and what ?


aThe balance of trade


bThe rate of growth in an economy


cThe rate of price increase


dUnemployment



In the short run unemployment may fall below the natural rate of unemployment if ?


aNominal wages have risen less than inflation


bNominal wages have risen at the same rate as inflation


cNominal wages have risen more than inflation


dNominal wages have risen less than unemployment



The effect of inflation on the price competitiveness of a country’s products may be offset by ?


aAn appreciation of the currency


bA revaluation of the currency


c A depreciation of the currency


d Lower inflation abroad



An increase in aggregate demand is more likely to lead to demand pull inflation if ?


aAggregate supply is perfectly elastic


bAggregate supply is Perfectly inelastic


cAggregate supply is unit elastic


dAggregate supply is relatively elastic



Inflation ?


a Reduce the cost of living


bReduce the standard of living


cReduce the price of products


dReduce the purchasing power of a rupee



If workers and firms agree on an increase in wages based on their expectations of inflation and inflation turns out to be more than they expected ?


anone of these answers


b Workers will gain at the expense of firms


cneither workers nor firms will gain because the increase in wages in fixed in the labor agreement


d firms will gain at the expense of workers.



Under Which of the following conditions would you prefer to be the borrower ?


aThe nominal rate of interest is 12 percent and the inflation rate is 9 percent


b The nominal rate of interest is 20 percent and the inflation rate is 25 percent


c The nominal rate of interest is 5 percent and the inflation rate is 1 percent


dThe nominal rate of interest is 15 percent and the inflation rate is 14 percent



If inflation is 8 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, then the nominal interest rate must be ?


a3/8 percent


b5 percent


c11 percent


d24 percent


View Answer 11 percent

Suppose your income rises from Rs19,000 to Rs31,000 while the CPI rises from 122 to 169 Your standard of living has likely ?


afallen


b You can’t tell without knowing the base year


crisen


d stayed the same


View Answer risen

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