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AP Macroeconomics International Trade and Finance Questions from the 2005 AP Macroeconomics Released Exam 15. Which of the following best explains why many United States economists suppo t f ee inte national t ade! "#$ Wo %e s who lose thei &obs can collect unemployment compensation. "'$ (t is mo e impo tant to educe wo ld inflation than to educe United States unemployment. "C$ Wo %e s a e not affected) only businesses suffe . "*$ +he long, un gains to consume s and some p oduce s exceed the losses to othe p oduce s. "-$ .o/e nment can p otect United States indust ies while encou aging f ee t ade. 01. (f the eal inte est ate in Count y 2 inc eases elati/e to the eal inte est ate in Count y 3 and the e a e no t ade ba ie s between the two count ies4 then fo count y 2 which of the following will be t ue of its capital flow4 the /alue of its cu ency4 and its expo ts! Capital 5low "#$ "'$ "C$ "*$ "-$ (nflow (nflow (nflow 6utflow 6utflow Cu ency #pp eciation #pp eciation *ep eciation *ep eciation #pp eciation -xpo ts (nc ease *ec ease (nc ease (nc ease *ec ease

70. (f a count y has a cu ent account deficit4 which of the following must be t ue! "#$ "'$ "C$ "*$ "-$ (t must also show a deficit in its capital account. (t must show a su plus in its capital account. (t must inc ease the pu chases of fo eign goods and se /ices. (t must inc ease the domestic inte est ates on its bonds. (t must limit the flow of fo eign capital in/estment

75. With an inc ease in in/estment demand in the United States4 the eal inte est ate ises. (n this situation4 the most li%ely change in the capital stoc% of the United States and in the inte national /alue of the dolla would be which of the following! Capital Stoc% in United States (nte national 8alue of the *olla

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5=. Which of the following would cause the United States dolla to inc ease in /alue compa ed to the >apanese yen! "#$ "'$ "C$ "*$ "-$ #n inc ease in the money supply in the United States #n inc ease in inte est ates in the United States #n inc ease in the United States t ade deficit with >apan +he United States pu chase of gold on the open ma %et +he sale of ?0 billion dolla s wo th of >apanese tele/ision sets to the United States

@:. #ssume that the supply of loanable funds inc eases in Count y 2. +he inte national /alue of Count y 2As cu ency and Count y 2As expo ts will most li%ely change in which of the following ways! (nte national 8alue of Count y 2As Cu ency *ec ease *ec ease (nc ease (nc ease <ot change Count y 2As -xpo ts *ec ease (nc ease *ec ease (nc ease <ot change

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0=. ;efe to the abo/e diag ams. +he solid lines a e p oduction possibilities cu /es) the dashed lines a e t ading possibilities cu /es. +he data contained in the p oduction possibilities cu /es a e based on the assumption ofB #$ impe fect shiftability of esou ces as between bee and piCCa p oduction. '$ constant costs. C$ dec easing costs. *$ inc easing costs. #nswe B ' D:. ;efe to the abo/e diag ams. +he solid lines a e p oduction possibilities cu /es) the dashed lines a e t ading possibilities cu /es. +he oppo tunity cost of p oducing aB #$ piCCa is 0 bee s in both count ies. C$ piCCa in -ast Eothian is 1 bee . '$ bee is 1F0 a piCCa in both count ies. *$ bee in West Eothian is 1F0
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a piCCa. #nswe B * D1. ;efe to the abo/e diag ams. +he solid lines a e p oduction possibilities cu /es) the dashed lines a e t ading possibilities cu /es. +he data suggest thatB #$ West Eothian should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 bee . '$ both count ies will be bette off if they do not engage in specialiCation and t ade in/ol/ing these two p oducts. C$ West Eothian should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 piCCa. *$ -ast Eothian should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 bee . #nswe B # D0. ;efe to the abo/e diag ams. +he solid lines a e p oduction possibilities cu /es) the dashed lines a e t ading possibilities cu /es. +he t ading possibilities cu /es imply thatB #$ both count ies ha/e a t ade su plus that will esult in economic g owth. '$ the domestic p oduction possibilities cu /es entail unemployment andFo the domestic misallocation of esou ces. C$ wo ld esou ces will be allocated mo e efficiently if the two nations specialiCe and t ade based on compa ati/e ad/antage. *$ both nations will be wo se off as a esult of inte national specialiCation and t ade. #nswe B C DD. ;efe to the abo/e diag ams. +he solid lines a e p oduction possibilities cu /es) the dashed lines a e t ading possibilities cu /es. +he t ading possibilities cu /es suggest that the te ms of t ade a eB #$ 1.5 bee s fo 1 piCCa. '$ 1 bee fo 0 piCCas. C$ 0 bee s fo 1 piCCa. *$ 1 bee fo 1.5 piCCas. #nswe B *

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Questions from the 2000 AP Macroeconomics Released Exam 15. #n inc ease in >apanAs demand fo United States goods would cause the /alue of the dolla to "#$ *ep eciate because of inflation "'$ *ep eciate because the United States would be selling mo e dolla s to >apan "C$ *ep eciate because the United States money supply would inc ease as expo ts ise "*$ #pp eciate because >apan would be buying mo e United States dolla s "-$ #pp eciate because >apan would be selling mo e United States dolla s D:. Which of the following changes will occu to the demand fo United States dolla s and the inte national /alue of the dolla in the sho t un if in/esto s in the United States and ab oad inc ease thei pu chases of United States go/e nment bonds! (nte national 8alue *emand fo *olla s of the *olla "#$ *ec ease *ec ease "'$ *ec ease (nc ease "C$ *ec ease <o change "*$ (nc ease *ec ease "-$ (nc ease (nc ease D1. #s nations specialiCe in p oduction and t ade in inte national ma %ets4 they can expect which of the following domestic imp o/ements! (. #llocation of domestic esou ces ((. Standa d of li/ing (((. Self,sufficiency "#$ "'$ "C$ "*$ "-$ ( only (( only ((( only ( and (( only (4 ((4 and (((

75. Which of the following would be most li%ely to occu if the United States placed high ta iffs on impo ted goods! "#$ "'$ "C$ "*$ "-$ Wo %e s in the United States would ha/e mo e &obs in the long un. (ncome in the United States would be edist ibuted f om the ich to the poo . +he United States standa d of li/ing would inc ease. +he United States economy would become less efficient. United States expo ts would inc ease. Answers to 2005 Questions w Ex!lanation

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15. Which of the following best explains why many United States economists suppo t f ee inte national t ade! "*$ +he long, un gains to consume s and some p oduce s exceed the losses to othe p oduce s. Use the following to answe Guestions 7:,71B

7:. +he p oduction possibilities cu /es abo/e suggest thatB #$ West Mud/ille should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 baseball bats. '$ West Mud/ille should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 both baseballs and baseball bats. C$ -ast Mud/ille should specialiCe in4 and expo t4 baseball bats. *$ wo %e s will t y to immig ate f om West Mud/ille to -ast Mud/ille. #nswe B # 71. #ssuming labo fo ces of eGual siCe4 the p oduction possibilities cu /es abo/e suggest that wo %e s in West Mud/ille will ha/eB #$ lowe wages than wo %e s in -ast Mud/ille befo e t ade but eGual wages afte t ade. '$ highe wages than wo %e s in -ast Mud/ille both befo e and afte t ade. C$ lowe wages than wo %e s in -ast Mud/ille both befo e and afte t ade. *$ highe wages than wo %e s in -ast Mud/ille befo e t ade but lowe wages afte t ade. #nswe B ' 70. (f a nation has a compa ati/e ad/antage in the p oduction of 24 this means the nationB #$ cannot benefit by p oducing and t ading this p oduct. '$ must gi/e up less of othe goods than othe nations in p oducing a unit of 2. C$ has a p oduction possibilities cu /e identical to those of othe nations. *$ is not sub&ect to inc easing oppo tunity costs. #nswe B ' 7D. ;efe to the abo/e g aphs. Stan/ille has a compa ati/e ad/antage in p oducingB #$ p oduct #. '$ p oduct '. C$ both p oduct # and '. *$ neithe p oduct # no '. #nswe B ' 77. ;efe to the abo/e g aphs. +e y/ille has a compa ati/e ad/antage in p oducingB #$ p oduct #. '$ p oduct '. C$ both p oduct # and '. *$ neithe p oduct # no '. #nswe B # 75. ;efe to the abo/e g aphs. +hese p oduction possibilities cu /esB #$ demonst ate that the e can be gains f om specialiCation and t ade between the two nations. '$ eflect the law of inc easing oppo tunity costs.
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C$ eflect the law of diminishing ma ginal utility. *$ imply that specialiCation will be incomplete. #nswe B # Use the following to answe Guestions 7@,5:B #nswe the next Guestion"s$ on the basis of the following p oduction possibilities data fo two count ies4 #lpha and 'eta4 which ha/e populations of eGual siCe. #lphaHs p oduction possibilitiesB #'C*5ish "tons$ I: @: 7: 0: : Chips "tons$ : 5 1: 15 0: 'etaHs p oduction possibilitiesB #''C5ish "tons$ 07: 1I: 10: @: : Chips "tons$ : 1: 0: D: 7: 7@. +he abo/e data show thatB #$ 'eta has a compa ati/e ad/antage in p oducing chips. '$ #lpha has a compa ati/e ad/antage in catching fish. C$ #lpha is sub&ect to constant costs and 'eta is sub&ect to inc easing costs. *$ 'eta is mo e efficient than #lpha both in catching fish and in p oducing chips. #nswe B *Chapte D1B (nte national + ade 71. ;efe to the abo/e data. +he domestic oppo tunity cost ofB #$ p oducing a ton of chips in #lpha is 1F5 of a ton of fish. '$ p oducing a ton of chips in 'eta is @ tons of fish. C$ catching a ton of fish in #lpha is 5 tons of chips. *$ catching a ton of fish in 'eta is @ tons of chips. #nswe B ' 7I. ;efe to the abo/e data. 'etaB #$ should specialiCe in catching fish and t ade with #lpha fo chips. '$ should specialiCe in p oducing chips and t ade with #lpha fo fish. C$ will not ealiCe gains f om specialiCation and t ade. *$ will expo t both fish and chips to #lpha. #nswe B # 7=. ;efe to the abo/e data. Suppose that befo e specialiCation and t ade #lpha chose p oduction alte nati/e C and 'eta chose p oduction alte nati/e '. #fte specialiCation and t ade the gains will beB #$ 0: tons of fish. C$ 0: tons of fish and 0: tons of chips. '$ 0: tons of chips. *$ 07: tons of fish and 0: tons of chips. #nswe B #
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5:. ;efe to the abo/e data. #ssume the p oduction possibilities in 'eta double at alte nati/es # th ough while emaining as shown in the table fo #lpha. #s a esult 'eta shouldB #$ continue to specialiCe in p oducing chips. '$ continue to specialiCe in fishing. C$ no longe specialiCe and t ade. *$ specialiCe both in fishing and in p oducing chips and sell the su plus to #lpha. #nswe B ' Chapte D1B (nte national + ade

51. ;efe to the abo/e diag am in which line #' is the United States p oduction possibility cu /e and #C is its t ading possibilities cu /e. We can conclude that the United StatesB #$ has chosen to specialiCe in the p oduction of cheese. '$ has chosen to specialiCe in the p oduction of beef. C$ has decided to t ade beef fo cheese. *$ is elati/ely mo e efficient than its t ading pa tne s in p oducing both cheese and beef. #nswe B # 50. ;efe to the abo/e diag am in which line #' is the United States p oduction possibility cu /e and #C is its t ading possibilities cu /e. +he inte national exchange atio between beef and cheese "te ms of t ade$B #$ is the absolute /alue of slope of line #'. '$ is the absolute /alue of slope of line #C. C$ could lie anywhe e between the absolute /alue of the slopes of lines #' and #C. *$ cannot be dete mined on the basis of this info mation. #nswe B ' 5D. +he impact of inc easing4 as opposed to constant4 costs is toB #$ intensify and p olong the compa ati/e ad/antages that any nation may ha/e initially. '$ expand the limits of the te ms of t ade. C$ cause the bases fo fu the specialiCation to disappea as nations specialiCe acco ding to compa ati/e ad/antage. *$ cause nations to ealiCe economies of scale in those p oducts in which they specialiCe. #nswe B C Chapte D1B (nte national + ade 57. (n the eal wo ld4 specialiCation is a ely complete becauseB

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#$ nations no mally expe ience inc easing oppo tunity costs in p oducing mo e of the p oduct in which they a e specialiCing. '$ p oduction possibilities cu /es a e st aight lines athe than cu /es bowed outwa d as /iewed f om the o igin. C$ one nationHs impo ts a e necessa ily anothe nationHs expo ts. *$ inte national law p ohibits monopolies. #nswe B # 55. +he law of inc easing oppo tunity costsB #$ applies to land,intensi/e commodities4 but not to labo ,intensi/e o capital,intensi/e commodities. '$ esults in st aight,line p oduction possibilities cu /es athe than cu /es that a e bowed outwa d f om the o igin. C$ efutes the p inciple of compa ati/e ad/antage. *$ may limit the extent to which a nation specialiCes in p oducing a pa ticula p oduct. #nswe B * 5@. Suppose the domestic p ice "no,inte national,t ade p ice$ of coppe is ?1.0: a pound in the United States while the wo ld p ice is ?1.:: a pound. #ssuming no t anspo tation costs4 the United States willB #$ ha/e a domestic su plus of coppe . C$ impo t coppe . '$ expo t coppe . *$ neithe expo t no impo t coppe . #nswe B C 51. Suppose the domestic p ice "no,inte national,t ade p ice$ of wheat is ?D.5: a bushel in the United States while the wo ld p ice is ?7.:: a bushel. #ssuming no t anspo tation costs4 the United States willB #$ ha/e a domestic sho tage of wheat. C$ impo t wheat. '$ expo t wheat. *$ neithe expo t no impo t wheat. #nswe B ' 5I. # nationHs impo t demand cu /e fo a specific p oductB #$ is upsloping. '$ shows the amount of the p oduct it will impo t at p ices below its domestic p ice. C$ lies abo/e its expo t supply cu /e fo the p oduct. *$ depends on domestic demand fo the p oduct4 but not on domestic supply. #nswe B ' 5=. # nationHs expo t supply cu /e fo a specific p oductB #$ is upsloping. '$ shows the amount of the p oduct it will expo t at p ices below its domestic p ice. C$ lies below its impo t demand cu /e fo the p oduct.
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*$ depends on domestic supply of the p oduct4 but not on domestic demand. #nswe B #Chapte D1B (nte national + ade @:. # nation will neithe expo t no impo t a specific p oduct when itsB #$ domestic p ice "no,inte national,t ade p ice$ eGuals the wo ld p ice. '$ expo t supply cu /e lies abo/e its impo t demand cu /e. C$ expo t supply cu /e is upsloping. *$ impo t demand cu /e is downsloping. #nswe B # @1. -xpo t supply cu /es a e JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ) impo t demand cu /es a e JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ. #$ ho iContal) /e tical C$ downsloping) upsloping '$ /e tical) ho iContal *$ upsloping) downsloping #nswe B * Use the following to answe Guestions @0,@7B

@0. ;efe to the abo/e diag am showing the domestic demand and supply cu /es fo a specific standa diCed p oduct in a pa ticula nation. (f the wo ld p ice fo this p oduct is ?1.@:4 this nation will expe ience a domesticB #$ sho tage of 1@: units4 which it will meet with 1@: units of impo ts. '$ sho tage of 1@: units4 which will inc ease the domestic p ice to ?1.@:. C$ su plus of 1@: units4 which it will expo t. *$ su plus of 1@: units4 which will educe the wo ld p ice to ?1.::. #nswe B C @D. ;efe to the abo/e diag am showing the domestic demand and supply cu /es fo a specific standa diCed p oduct in a pa ticula nation. (f the wo ld p ice fo this p oduct is ?.5:4 this nation will expe ience a domesticB #$ sho tage of 1@: units4 which it will meet with 1@: units of impo ts. '$ sho tage of 1@: units4 which will inc ease the domestic p ice to ?1.@:. C$ su plus of 1@: units which it will expo t. *$ su plus of 1@: units4 which will educe the wo ld p ice to ?1.::. #nswe B # Chapte D1B (nte national + ade @7. ;efe to the abo/e diag am showing the domestic demand and supply cu /es fo a specific standa diCed p oduct in a pa ticula nation. (f the wo ld p ice of this p oduct is ?14 this nation willB
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#$ expo t all of the p oduct. '$ impo t all of the p oduct. C$ impo t some of the p oduct and p oduce some of the p oduct domestically. *$ neithe expo t no impo t the p oduct. #nswe B * @5. (n a two,nation model4 the eGuilib ium wo ld p ice will occu whe eB #$ one nationHs expo t supply cu /e inte sects the othe nationHs impo t demand cu /e. '$ expo ts a e exactly twice the le/el of impo ts. C$ both nationsH expo t supply cu /es a e ho iContal. *$ both nationsH impo t demand cu /es a e /e tical. #nswe B # Use the following to answe Guestions @@,11B

@@. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. Eines 5# and .' a eB #$ domestic supply cu /es fo two count ies. C$ impo t demand cu /es fo two count ies. '$ domestic demand cu /es fo two count ies. *$ expo t supply cu /es fo two count ies. #nswe B * @1. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. Eines 5C and .* a eB #$ domestic supply cu /es fo two count ies. C$ impo t demand cu /es fo two count ies. '$ domestic demand cu /es fo two count ies. *$ expo t supply cu /es fo two count ies. #nswe B C @I. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. 9oint . is theB #$ domestic p ice fo the nation ep esented by lines 5# and 5C. '$ wo ld eGuilib ium p ice. C$ domestic p ice fo the nation ep esented by lines .' and .*. *$ p ice abo/e the wo ld eGuilib ium p ice. #nswe B C @=. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. (n eGuilib ium4 the nation ep esented by lines 5# and 5C willB #$ expo t K to the count y ep esented by lines .' and .*. '$ impo t K f om the count y ep esented by lines .' and .*. C$ pay p ice 5 fo its impo ts. *$ ecei/e p ice . fo its expo ts. #nswe B '

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1:. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. +he eGuilib ium wo ld p ice occu s atB #$ 5 '$ ( C$ . *$ > #nswe B ' 11. ;efe to the abo/e diag am pe taining to two nations and a specific p oduct. +he eGuilib ium le/el of expo ts and impo ts occu s atB #$ K4 whe e .' and 5C inte sect. '$ >4 whe e the /e tical distance between # and ' &ust eGuals the /e tical distance between C and * . C$ wo ld p ice le/el 5. *$ wo ld p ice le/el ..

Ex!lanation" #lthough f ee t ade c eates both winne s and lose s4 the gains f om t ade outweigh the costs. 5 ee t ade allows count ies to expe ience a le/el of consumption in excess of thei le/el of p oduction. 5u the mo e4 e/idence indicates that count ies engaging in f ee t ade tend to en&oy a highe standa d of li/ing than count ies that tend to be mo e p otectionist with ega ds to t ade.

01. (f the eal inte est ate in Count y 2 inc eases elati/e to the eal inte est ate in Count y 3 and the e a e no t ade ba ie s between the two count ies4 then fo count y 2 which of the following will be t ue of its capital flow4 the /alue of its cu ency4 and its expo ts! Capital 5low "'$ (nflow Cu ency #pp eciation -xpo ts *ec ease

Ex!lanation" Count y 2As elati/ely highe eal inte est ates p o/ides an incenti/e fo financial in/esto s in Count y 3 to pu chase Count y 2As financial assets "bonds$. +his acti/ity c eates an inflow to the capital account fo Count y 2. 'efo e Count y 3As financial in/esto s a e able to pu chase Count y 2As financial assets4 they must fi st engage in fo eign exchange. +o pu chase Count y 2As financial assets4 Count y 3As in/esto s must supply Count y 3As cu ency and demand Count y 2As cu ency. +his causes Count y 2As cu ency to app eciate in /alue. -xpo ts then dec ease because Count y 2As app eciated cu ency ma%es Count y 2As goods and se /ices elati/ely mo e expensi/e.

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70. (f a count y has a cu ent account deficit4 which of the following must be t ue! "'$ (t must show a su plus in its capital account. Ex!lanation" (n the long un4 the balance of payments eGuals Ce o. *eficits in one account will be offset by su pluses in the othe account.

75. With an inc ease in in/estment demand in the United States4 the eal inte est ate ises. (n this situation4 the most li%ely change in the capital stoc% of the United States and in the inte national /alue of the dolla would be which of the following! Capital Stoc% in United States "C$ (nc ease (nte national 8alue of the *olla (nc ease

Ex!lanation" Capital stoc% inc eased because of the inc ease in g oss p i/ate in/estment. +his occu ed because of the inc eased in/estment demand. +he esulting highe eal inte est ate p o/ided an incenti/e fo fo eign in/esto s to see% highe eal ates of etu n in the United States. +his financial in/estment4 in tu n4 eGui ed fo eign exchange. 5o eigne s had to supply thei cu ency and demand dolla s in the fo eign exchange ma %et4 which esulted in an inc ease in the inte national /alue of the dolla . 1F$ + Forei2n $urrenc34
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5=. Which of the following would cause the United States dolla to inc ease in /alue compa ed to the >apanese yen! "'$ #n inc ease in inte est ates in the United States Ex!lanation" +he highe eal inte est ate p o/ides an incenti/e fo >apanese in/esto s to see% highe eal ates of etu n in the United States. +his financial in/estment necessitates fo eign exchange. +he >apanese supply yen and demand dolla s in the fo eign exchange ma %et4 which esults in an inc ease in the /alue of the dolla elati/e to the yen "3$.
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@:. #ssume that the supply of loanable funds inc eases in Count y 2. +he inte national /alue of Count y 2As cu ency and Count y 2As expo ts will most li%ely change in which of the following ways! (nte national 8alue of Count y 2As Cu ency "'$ *ec ease Count y 2As -xpo ts (nc ease

Ex!lanation" (nc eased supply of loanable funds will educe the eal inte est ate in Count y 2. 2 will see% highe etu ns ab oad and supply 2As cu ency in fo eign exchange4 which esults in the cu ency dep eciating. -xpo ts will then inc ease because 2As goods and se /ices will be elati/ely less expensi/e.

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Answers to 2000 Questions w Ex!lanation 15. #n inc ease in >apanAs demand fo United States goods would cause the /alue of the dolla to "*$ #pp eciate because >apan would be buying mo e United States *olla s Ex!lanation" (n o de fo >apanese consume s to pu chase #me ican goods4 >apanese yen "3$ must be supplied in fo eign exchange and #me ican dolla s must be demanded. +he inc eased demand fo the dolla causes it to app eciate in /alue.
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