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Questions # 31:

A country's gross national product (GNP) will be higher than gross domestic product (GDP) if:

Options:

A.

indirect taxes are greater than government subsidies


B.

there is a net inflow of factor payments on the balance of payments


C.

the country's imports are greater than its exports


D.

government tax income is greater than government expenditure


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Questions # 32:

All of the following items would appear as a credit on the current account of a country's balance of payments accounts except which one?

Options:

A.

Interest payments on financial assets held overseas.


B.

Exports of manufactured goods.


C.

Outflows of capital.


D.

Expenditure by visiting foreign tourists.


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Questions # 33:

If a government adopted an expansionary fiscal policy of cutting direct taxes, the businesses that would benefit most would be those whose products:

Options:

A.

Are largely bought on credit


B.

Are largely exported


C.

Have a high price elasticity of demand


D.

Are sold mainly to individual consumers


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Questions # 34:

Which of the following would not increase barriers to world trade?

Options:

A.

Different governments imposing different health and safety requirements for agricultural products


B.

An oil exporting country insisting that oil is paid for in US dollars


C.

The abolition of subsidies given to farmers in the European Union


D.

A requirement by the Japanese government that customs documents be presented and completed in Japanese


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Questions # 35:

Country Y and country Z both impose tariffs on goods imported from each other. Which of the following would likely to be a long-term effect of the imposition of such tariffs?

Options:

A.

None. Tariffs affect exports and imports rather than real income


B.

Real income would be lower in Z but higher in Y


C.

Real income would be lower in Y but higher in Z


D.

Real income would grow at a slower rate in both countries compared to a situation in which there are no tariffs


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Questions # 36:

All of the following are features of the process of globalization except which one?

Options:

A.

Increased flows of factors of production between economies.


B.

Higher international disparities in rates of return on capital.


C.

Increasing interdependence between economies.


D.

Higher levels of trade in components and semi-finished goods.


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Questions # 37:

A surplus on the current account of the balance of payments can be financed by

Options:

A.

An inflow of capital on the capital account.


B.

Lending abroad on the capital account.


C.

A fall in the foreign exchange reserves


D.

A surplus on the government budget.


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Questions # 38:

If a government adopted a fiscal policy of cutting its budget deficit, the aggregate demand and supply model shows that the result would be:

Options:

A.

a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the right, a fall in output and employment and a rise in the price level


B.

a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the left, a fall in output and employment and a fall in the price level


C.

a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the left, a fall in output and employment and a rise in the price level


D.

a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the right, a rise in output and employment and a rise in the price level


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Questions # 39:

Which ONE of the following is NOT required in calculating the EPS of ABC plc?

Options:

A.

The market price of ABC's share


B.

The number of shares ABC has in issue


C.

The most recent earnings after interest and tax of ABC


D.

The dividend payment made to holders of preference shares


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Questions # 40:

If in a boom a government adopted a contractionary (restrictive) monetary policy, a typical business would expect to experience:

i. Higher interest payments on its bank borrowing.

ii. Falling credit based sales.

iii. Higher income and corporate taxes.

iv. Lower sales to government agencies.

v. Difficulties in securing working capital

vi. Higher prices for imported components.

Options:

A.

(i), (ii) and (vi) only


B.

(i), (ii) and (v) only


C.

(ii), (iii) and (iv) only


D.

(i), (iii) and (iv) only


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