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economics 14th global

Questions and Answers of Economics 14th Global

Historic Drought in India Is So Severe That It’s Now Visible from Space India is facing a country-wide drought. Chennai, a major automotive producing city, has 99 percent less water than a year
Explain the flows of funds that finance business investment.
Define and distinguish between future value and present value.
What is the present value of $500, three years in the future if the interest rate is 5 percent?
What is net present value and how is it used in financial decisions?
Explain the relationship between asset prices and the interest rate.
Explain why the real interest rate is the opportunity cost of loanable funds.
What was Michael’s gross investment, depreciation, and net investment during 2022?Michael, an Internet service provider, bought an existing business worth $400,000 on December 31, 2021. During
What is the value of Michael’s capital at the end of 2022?Michael, an Internet service provider, bought an existing business worth $400,000 on December 31, 2021. During 2022, his business grew and
Lori is a student who teaches golf on Saturdays.In a year, she earns $20,000 after paying her taxes. At the beginning of 2021, Lori owned$1,000 worth of books, clothes, and golf clubs and she had
Tom took out a $2,000 loan to buy a boat at an interest rate of 10 percent a year. He plans to repay the loan after 2 years. How much will he have to pay?
Joe has a term deposit that pays 10 percent a year and its value after two years will be $5,000.What is the present value of Joe’s term deposit?
Draw a graph of First Call’s demand for loanable funds curve.First Call, Inc., a smartphone company, plans to build a factory—one that costs $10 million if the real interest rate is 6 percent a
First Call expects its profit to double next year.Explain how this increase in expected profit influences First Call’s demand for loanable funds.First Call, Inc., a smartphone company, plans to
The table sets out the data for an economy when the government’s budget is balanced.a. Calculate the equilibrium real interest rate, investment, and private saving.b. If planned saving increases by
What is the real interest rate? How much investment occurs? Does crowding out occur?Use the data in Problem 8 along with news that the government now has a budget deficit of $1 trillion to work
If the Ricardo-Barro effect occurs, what are the real interest rate and investment?Use the data in Problem 8 along with news that the government now has a budget deficit of $1 trillion to work
If the government budget remains balanced, what are the real interest rate, investment, and private saving? Does any crowding out occur?Use the loanable funds data in Problem 8 and the following data
If the government’s budget is a deficit of $1 trillion, what are the real interest rate and investment?Does any crowding out occur?Problem 8The table sets out the data for an economy when the
On January 1, 2022, Terry’s Towing Service owned 4 tow trucks valued at $300,000. During 2022, Terry’s bought 2 new trucks for a total of$180,000. At the end of 2022, the market value of all of
Calculate U.S. net investment and gross investment during 2018.The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. capital stock was $64.8 trillion at the end of 2017, $68.2 trillion at the end of
Calculate U.S. depreciation and net investment during 2019.The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. capital stock was $64.8 trillion at the end of 2017, $68.2 trillion at the end of
Annie runs a fitness center. On December 31, 2021, she bought an existing business with exercise equipment and a building worth $300,000.During 2022, business improved and she bought some new
Karrie is a golf pro, and after she paid taxes, her income from golf and interest on her financial assets was $1,500,000 in 2020. At the beginning of 2020, she owned $900,000 worth of financial
The composition of total savings in India has been changing during the last few years, the biggest rise being in mutual funds and equity schemes. The average Indian household now prefers the more
Draw a graph of the Lee family’s supply of loanable funds curve.In 2020, the Lee family had disposable income of $80,000, wealth of $140,000, and an expected future income of $80,000 a year. At a
In 2021 suppose that the stock market crashes and the default risk increases. Explain how this increase in default risk influences the Lee family’s supply of loanable funds curve.In 2020, the Lee
Vodafone’s Expected Profits Down The British telecom company Vodafone has lowered its expectations of profit growth for the year in the face of revenue losses owing to fierce competition in India
How will the outcomes in the loanable funds market differ if India’s government budget deficit is 3.8 percent or 7 percent of GDP?India’s government budget deficit is 4.6 percent of GDP in
What is the effect of Covid-19 on India’s supply of loanable funds?India’s government budget deficit is 4.6 percent of GDP in 2019–2020. The government projected a deficit of 3.8 percent of GDP
If India’s economic growth slows and incomes grow more slowly, and if the government budget deficit increases, what will be the outcome in the loanable funds market?India’s government budget
Government Budget Surplus in Kuwait Despite a substantial decline in government revenues following a sustained decline in oil prices, Kuwait continues to report budget surpluses because of decreased
After you have studied Economics in the News on pp. 624–625, answer the following questions.a. What is fintech, when did it begin, and how has it grown?b. In the market for personal loans, does
State Loans for Students in the United Kingdom In 2013, around 53,000 students received around£675 million a year in state loans, up from around £52 million for 6,574 students in 2010.a. How would
What are the main components of money in the United States today?
Why are checks, debit cards, and credit cards not money?
What is the central bank of the United States and what functions does it perform?
What is the monetary base and how does it relate to the Fed’s balance sheet?
What are the Fed’s three policy tools?
What is the Federal Open Market Committee and what are its main functions?
If the desired reserve ratio and the currency drain ratio increase, how does the money multiplier change?
What are the main influences on the quantity of money that people and businesses plan to hold?
How is the supply of money determined and how does it depend on the Fed’s monetary policy strategy?
What is the effect of a change in the supply of money in the long run?
Money in the United States today includes which of the following items? Cash in Citibank’s cash machines; U.S. dollar bills in your wallet;your Visa card; your loan to pay your college tuition.
In May 2020, currency was $1,824 billion; demand deposits were $2,126 billion; other liquid deposits were $12,234 billion; small denomination time deposits were $466 billion; and retail money market
The Fed Will Not Extend a Pandemic-Crisis Rule The Federal Reserve has decided against extending a pandemic era rule that relaxed the amount of capital banks had to hold. What is the “capital” in
The FOMC sells $20 million of securities to Wells Fargo. Enter the transactions that take place to show the changes in the following balance sheets. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Assets (millions)
In the economy of Nocoin, bank deposits are$300 billion. Bank reserves are $15 billion, of which two thirds are deposits with the central bank. Households and firms hold $30 billion in bank notes.
China PBOC Lowers Banks’ Reserve Requirements to Encourage Lending The People’s Bank of China will cut the required reserve ratio by 0.5 percent to 8.9 percent. Explain how the money multiplier
The spreadsheet provides data about the demand for money in Minland. Columns A and B show the demand for money schedule when real GDP( Y0 ) is $10 billion and Columns A and C show the demand for
In year 1, an economy is at full employment and real GDP is £350 million, the GDP deflator is 220 (price level is 2.2) and the quantity of money is £50 million. In year 2, the quantity of money is
In Problem 5, the banks have no unplanned reserves. Suppose that the central bank in Nocoin in creases bank reserves by $0.5 billion.a. Explain the change in the quantity of money and why it is not
Kristin deposits $5,000 in cash into her savings account at the First National Bank. What is the immediate change in M1 and M2?
Trading Up: One Woman’s Quest to Swap a Hairpin Demi Skipper is going to get a house by trading for it. She traded a hairpin for a pair of earrings, the earrings for four margarita glasses, and the
Explain the role of loans in the balancing act that a bank performs in the pursuit of profit.U.S. bank profits rose during the first quarter of 2021, up $58.3 billion from a year ago. Loan balances
Explain how the pursuit of profit can sometimes lead to bank failures.U.S. bank profits rose during the first quarter of 2021, up $58.3 billion from a year ago. Loan balances decreased and deposits
Explain the distinction between a central bank and a commercial bank.
If the Fed makes an open market sale of $1 million of securities to a bank, what initial changes occur in the economy?
Set out the transactions that the Fed undertakes to increase the quantity of money.
Describe the Fed’s assets and liabilities. What is the monetary base and how does it relate to the Fed’s balance sheet?
Fed’s Mary Daly Says Tapering of Bond Purchases May Start This Year San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly says that with a strong recovery, the Fed will slow its asset purchases. The
Banks in New Transylvania have a desired reserve ratio of 10 percent of deposits and no unplanned reserves. The currency drain ratio is 50 percent of deposits. Now suppose that the central bank
The figure shows the demand for money curve.If the quantity of money decreases from $4 trillion to $3.9 trillion, explain how the price of a bond will change. Interest rate (percent per year) 8 6 4 2
Use the data in Problem 7 to work this problem.The interest rate is 4 percent a year. Suppose that real GDP decreases from $20 billion to$10 billion and the quantity of money remains unchanged. Do
When he was the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke said that financial innovation and the spread of U.S. currency throughout the world had broken down the relationships between money,
After you have studied Economics in the News on pp. 652–653, answer the following questions.a. What changes in the Fed’s assets occurred between 2006 and 2021?b. How did M2 and its velocity of
What are the influences on the demand for U.S. dollars in the foreign exchange market?
What are the influences on the supply of U.S.dollars in the foreign exchange market?
What happens if there is a shortage or a surplus of U.S. dollars in the foreign exchange market?
What makes the demand for U.S. dollars change?
What makes the supply of U.S. dollars change?
What makes the U.S. dollar exchange rate fluctuate?
Is the United States a net borrower or a net lender? Is it a debtor or a creditor nation?
Did the U.S. dollar appreciate or depreciate against the Canadian dollar? Did the U.S. dollar appreciate or depreciate against the yen?The U.S. dollar exchange rate increased from $1.24 Canadian in
What was the value of the Canadian dollar in terms of U.S. dollars in June 2015 and June 2016? Did the Canadian dollar appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar over the year June 2015 to June
What was the value of 100 yen in terms of U.S.dollars in June 2015 and June 2016? Did the yen appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar over the year June 2015 to June 2016?The U.S. dollar
On June 23, 2016, the U.S. dollar was trading at 0.68 U.K. pounds per U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange market. On June 25, the U.S. dollar was trading at 0.76 U.K. pounds per U.S. dollar.a. What
Colombia is the world’s biggest producer of roses. The global demand for roses increases and at the same time Columbia’s central bank increases the interest rate. In the foreign exchange market
If a euro deposit in France earns 4 percent a year and a yen deposit in Japan earns 0.5 percent a year, all other things remaining the same, what is the exchange rate expectation of the Japanese yen
The U.K. pound is trading at 1.50 U.S. dollars per U.K. pound and purchasing power parity holds. The U.S. interest rate is 1 percent a year and the U.K. interest rate is 3 percent a year.a. Calculate
The U.S. price level is 115, the Japanese price level is 92, and the real exchange rate is 98.75 units of Japanese real GDP per unit of U.S. real GDP. What is the nominal exchange rate?
Lebanon has maintained the same exchange rate between the Lebanese pound and the U.S.dollar for more than 20 years. While some argue that continuing with this system is unsustainable for the central
The table gives some information about U.S. international transactions in 2015.a. Calculate the balance on the three balance of payments accounts.b. Was the United States a net borrower or a net
Suppose that yesterday, the U.S. dollar was trading on the foreign exchange market at 0.75 euros per U.S. dollar and today the U.S. dollar is trading at 0.80 euros per U.S. dollar. Which of the two
Suppose that the exchange rate fell from 80 yen per U.S. dollar to 70 yen per U.S. dollar. What is the effect of this change on the quantity of U.S.dollars that people plan to buy in the foreign
Suppose that the exchange rate rose from 80 yen per U.S. dollar to 90 yen per U.S. dollar. What is the effect of this change on the quantity of U.S.dollars that people plan to sell in the foreign
Today’s exchange rate between the Lebanese pound and the U.S. dollar is 1,500 pounds per dollar and the central bank of Lebanon is buying U.S. dollars in the foreign exchange market.If the central
Yesterday, the current exchange rate was $1.05 Canadian per U.S. dollar and traders expected the exchange rate to remain unchanged for the next month. Today, with new information, traders now expect
In 2016, the exchange rate changed from 108 yen per U.S. dollar in April to 104 yen per U.S.dollar in May, and to 109 yen per dollar in June.What information would you need to determine the factors
Australia produces natural resources (coal, iron ore, natural gas, and others), the demand for which has increased rapidly as China and other emerging economies expand.a. Explain how growth in the
Explain why the depreciation of the Brazilian real has led to foreign investment in Rio’s real estate.For foreign investors, a 21% fall in the Brazilian real since the start of 2020 has encouraged
What is the effect of a slash in interest rates on foreign investment in Rio?For foreign investors, a 21% fall in the Brazilian real since the start of 2020 has encouraged the purchase of real
Does purchasing power parity hold? If not, does PPP predict that the $C (loonie) will appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar? Explain.The price of a Big Mac is $C6.88 in Toronto and $5.71
Does interest rate parity hold? If not, why not?Will the Canadian dollar depreciate further or appreciate against the U.S. dollar if the Fed raises the interest rate while the Canadian interest rate
Over- or Undervalued?The Economist magazine uses the price of a Big Mac to determine whether a currency is undervalued or overvalued. In June 2020, the price of a Big Mac was $5.71 in New York, 21.70
What was the exchange rate policy adopted by China until July 2005? Explain how it worked.Draw a graph to illustrate your answer.China’s designation as a currency manipulator has been officially
What was the exchange rate policy adopted by China after July 2005? Explain how it works.China’s designation as a currency manipulator has been officially removed by the Trump administration.As
Explain how fixed and crawling peg exchange rates can be used to manipulate trade balances in the short run, but not the long run.China’s designation as a currency manipulator has been officially
Hong Kong Is Keeping Its Currency Peg Hong Kong’s central bank intervened 40 times in 2020 to keep its currency pegged to the U.S. dol lar at 7.8 Hong Kong dollars per U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar

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