Econ Exam 3 Study Guide

Econ exam 3 review note cards

35 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
The latest unemployment rate for the US:
8-9%
Assume that I=Sprivate + Sgovernment + (IM-X). Lets assume that imports are greater than exports. Which is true
Private Saving plus government saving would be less than investment
Government Runs a budget Deficit... what happens
- The Government becomes a borrower in the market for loanable funds- The interest rate rises- Some private investment spending is crowded out
A firm is deciding whether or not to invest in a project. It should invest if:
Internal rate of return exceeds the interest rate
The investment demand curve (demand for loanable funds curve) shows the:
Negative relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of investment
When a corporation borrows money from lenders in exchange for a fixed rate of return and a given maturity date, the corporation is:
Issuing bonds
Main role of financial systems is to:
Channel funds from savers into investment
Financial Assets that carry more risk:
Usually have higher rate of return
When you take a loan from a bank it:
Is a liability to you and an asset to the bank
If private savings decrease:
The supply of loanable funds will decreaseinterest rates will increasethe amt of borrowing will decrease
In aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis, the horizontal axis (x-axis) is measuring:
Real GDP
An aggregate demand curve shows:
The inverse (negative) relationship between the price level and the total quantity of goods and services demanded
According to the "wealth effect", when prices of output increase, the purchasing power of assets:
Decreasesconsumer spending decreases
Cutting income taxes shifts the:
Aggregate demand curve to the right
Which of the following would likely cause the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the right?
A decrease in the price of imported oil