14. If a local bank decides to convert some of its U.S. Treasury securities into cash, which it will hold in its vault, what impact will this have on the bank's balance sheet?
(A) Reserves would increase, liabilities would stay the same, and owner's equity would decrease.
(B) Reserves would increase, lhabilities would stay the same, and owner's equity would increase.
(C) Reserves would decrease, liabilities would decrease, and owner's equity would decrease.
(D) Reserves would decrease, liabilities would stay the same, and owner's equity would decrease.

10. Suppose Country A proposes to impose a tax on a good. One report from an economist argues that this tax will increase producers' before-tax total revenue and make the producers bear relatively more tax burden than consumers. Which following statement is correct for the good? (A) The price elasticity of demand is 1.8； the price elasticity of supply is 0.8. (B) The price elasticity of demand is O.9； the price elasticity of supply is 0.3. (C) The price elasticity of demand is 0.6； the price elasticity of supply is 1.4. (D) There is not enough information to answer the question.

11. In a certain economy, when income is $1000, consumer spending is $800, The value of the multiplier for this economy is 2.5. It follows that, when income is $1060, consurner spending is (A) $815. (B) $836. (C) $900. (D) $950. 

12. Which of the following is not a reason that paying eficiency wages may increase a frm's profit? (A) Efficiency wages increase worker health and therefore increase worker productivity. (B) Efficiency wages decrease worker turnover and therefore decrease hiring and training costs. (C) Efficiency wages decrease worker shirking and therefore increase worker productivity. (D) Eficiency wages are below the equilibrium wage rate but still attract high quality workers.

13. If the Federal Reserve accommodates an adverse supply shock, (A) infation expectations may rise which shifts the short-run Phillips curve shifts right. (B) infation expectations may rise which shifts the short-run Phillips curve shifts left. (C) infation expectations may fall which shifts the short-run Phillips curve shifts right. (D) infation expectations may fall which shifts the short-run Phillips curve shifts left.

15. Matilda just graduated from college. In order to devote all her efforts to college, she didn't hold a job. She is going to tour around the country on her motorcycle for a month before she starts looking for work. Other things the same, the unemployment rate (A) increases, and the labor-force participation rate decreases. (B) and the labor-force participation rate both increase. (C) increases, and the labor-force participation rate is unaffected. (D) and the labor-force participation rate are both unaffected.

16. In an IS-LM model, if the governmentadopts a loose monetary policy and a tight fiscal policy simultaneously, (A) interest rate increases, while output stays the same. (B) interest rate stays the same, while output decrcases. (C) interest rate change is uncertain, while output increases. (D) interest rate decreases, while output changes is uncertain.

17. In a small open economy, a loose fiscal policy coupled with an increase in import tariff will cause domestic currency to (A) increase. (B) decrease. (C) remain the same. (D) change in an uncertain direction.

18. Assuming, in a two-period model, that the nominal wage rate increases from $10/hour to $15/hour； the expected price level increases from I to 3； and the actual price level increases from 4 to 5, we can deduce that (A) nominal wage rate decreases. (B) expected real wage rate increases. (C) actual real wage rate increases. (D) All of the above are correct. 

19. Suppose the objective function of a government is described by W(u,π) = (u + 5π2) where u is the unemployrent rate, and m is the infation rate, while the Phillips curve is described by is the expected in fation rate, and u is the natural rate of unemployment. Which of the following infation rate is a credible promise that the government can make? (A) 0% (B) 2% (C)5% (D) 10%

20. If the central bank announces a decrease in money supply while keeping the actual money supply unchanged, the rational expectations theory would predict (A) both output and price remain unchanged. (B) output increases, while price decreases. (C) output decreases, while price increases. (D) output remains unchanged, while price decreases.