ECON 4000  November 21, 1996

1.  The capital of Poland is ________________________________________.
2.  What T.V. program was famous for the saying, "Who was buried in Grant's
    
Tomb"? ______________________________________________________.
3.  Where did Wallace Peterson teach at? ___________________________.

 Answer four (4) of the following six ( 6) questions: 

1.       What is meant by the acceleration principle?  What are the uses of the concept?  What are the limitations of the concept?

 

2.       What is meant by a full employment budget?  How should it be used?

 

3.       Suppose a firm has the following investment projects to consider (at 9%) (6%) how much would they invest?  Construct the MEC/MEI schedule.

 

          PROJECT           COST                           MEC/MEI (%)

 

                  A            10,000                                   16

                  B           4,000                                     14

                  C            21,000                                     7

                  D            25,000                                     5

                  E            16,500                                     8

                  F              6,000                                     2

 

4.       What is the role of money in the economy?  What are the issues in determining the impact of money on our economy?

 

5.       What is the Phillips curve?  Is there a Phillips curve?  What difference does it make?  Why is there not agreement on this issue?  What is the possible solution to the debate on this topic?

 

6.       Given:

 

                                      Y  =  C  +  I  +  G  +  X  -  M

                                      C  =  C  +  aY  - aT   - atY

                                      I  =  I  + bY

                                      M  =  M    +  mY

 

          What is equilibrium  Y,  C, I, M, and the balance of trade.  Also what is the tax function?  Assume  a =  .85,  b = .12,  m  =  .05, t  = .2,  C   =  60,

          T = 80,  I  =  168, G =  400,  X = 200,  M = 120