Economics 十萬火急 (3) MC

12.Suppose that nominal GDP is $6000 billion and real GDP is $3000 billion. What is the GDP price deflator?
c.200(=6000/3000*100)

13.If nominal interest rates increase from 8 percent to 10 percent while inflation increases from 5 percent to 8 percent:

inflation increases 3 (=8-5) percent
nominal interest rates increases 2 (=10-8) percent

so, real interest rate falls 1%
a.The real interest rate falls from 3% to 2%

14.If the consumer price index (CPI) at the end of 1990 was 125 and the CPI at the end of 2000 was 133, then the rate of inflation over the time period was:
a.Zero, prices were stable during the period
c.6.4 percent(=133/125*100%)

2008-03-11 14:37:27 補充：
c.6.4 percent(=(133-125)/125*100%)

2008-03-13 12:25:11 補充：
15.a.It is included in the consumption of private fixed capital(investment)
if it is is treates as "unsold stock". But it is sold.
d.It is included in the BOP as part of:
real investment in financial a/c.
Ans. b.Personal consumption expenditures

2008-03-13 22:12:56 補充：
d.It is included in the BOP as part of:
real investment in financial a/c if it is an international trade

答案~
第一. c
第二. b
第三. a
第四. c
第五. d