宏观经济学期末考试试卷3(附答案).docVIP

得 分 评卷人 一、(每小题 分，共 分) 一、选择题(本题包含30小题，每题？分，共？分) 1．Real GDP a. evaluates current production at current prices. b. evaluates current production at the prices that prevailed in some specific year in the past. c. is not a valid measure of the economys performance, since prices change from year to year. d. is a measure of the value of goods only, hence, it excludes the value of services. 2．The steps involved in calculating the consumer price index include, in order: a. choose a base year, fix the basket, compute the inflation rate, compute the baskets cost, and compute the index. b. choose a base year, find the prices, fix the basket, compute the baskets cost, and compute the index. c. fix the basket, find the prices, compute the baskets cost, choose a base year and compute the index. d. fix the basket, find the prices, compute the inflation rate, choose a base year and compute the index. 3．Suppose the price of a quart of milk rises from $1 to $1.25 and the price of a T-shirt rises from $8 to $10. If the CPI rises from 150 to 175 people will likely buy a. more milk and more T-shirts. b. more milk and fewer T-shirts. c. less milk and more T-shirts. d. less milk and fewer T-shirts. 4．Which of the following is correct? a. Countries with the highest growth rates over the last 100 years are the ones that had the highest level of real GDP 100 years ago. b. Most countries have had little fluctuation around their average growth rates during the past 100 years. c. The ranking of countries by income changes substantially over time. d. Over the last 100 years, Japan had the highest real GDP growth rate, and now has the highest real GDP per person. 5．Using the production function and notation in the text, K/L measures a. natural resources per worker. b. human capital per worker. c. output per worker. d. physical capital per worker. 6．Index funds a. typically have about the same rate of return as more actively managed funds. b. typically have lower rates o