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Macroeconomics Practice Exam From the 2012 Administration This Practice Exam from the 2012 international administration is provided by the College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location. Exams may not be posted on school or personal websites, nor electronically redistributed for any reason. Further distribution of these materials outside of the secure College Board site disadvantages teachers who rely on uncirculated questions for classroom testing. Any additional distribution is in violation of the College Board’s copyright policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam access for your school as well as the removal of access to other online services such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports.

Contents Exam Instructions Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions Section II: Free-Response Questions Multiple-Choice Answer Key Free-Response Scoring Guidelines Scoring Worksheet Note: This publication shows the page numbers that appeared in the 2011−12 AP Exam Instructions book and in the actual exam. This publication was not repaginated to begin with page 1. © 2012 The College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, SAT and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Permission to use copyrighted College Board materials may be requested online at: www.collegeboard.com/inquiry/cbpermit.html.

B Exam Instructions The following contains instructions taken from the 2011−12 AP Exam Instructions book.

67 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Section I: At a Glance Section II: At a Glance AP® Macroeconomics Exam Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Thursday morn\bng, May 17, 2012Late-Test\bng Exam Date: Wednesday morn\bng, May 23, 2012 Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Number o\b Questions: 60 Percent o\b Total Score: 66.6% Writing Instrument: Pencil required Total Time: 1 hour Number o\b Questions: 3 Percent o\b Total Score: 33.3% Writing Instrument: Pen \bith black or dark blue ink Reading Period Time: 10 minutes Use this time to read the questions and plan your answers. Writing Period Time: 50 minutes Question 1 Suggested Time: 25 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 50% Question 2 Suggested Time: 12.5 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 25% Question 3 Suggested Time: 12.5 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 25% Section I: Multiple Choice Booklet Instructions Section II: \bree Response Booklet Instructions Section I of this exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the circles for numbers 1 through 60 on your ans\ber sheet. Indicate all of your ans\bers to the multiple-choice questions on the ans\ber sheet. No credit \bill be given for anything \britten in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch \bork. After you have decided \bhich of the suggested ans\bers is best, completely fill in the corresponding circle on the ans\ber sheet. Give only one ans\ber to each question. If you change an ans\ber, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Use your time effectively, \borking as quickly as you can \bithout losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not ans\bered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone \bill kno\b the ans\bers to all of the multiple-choice questions. Your total score on the multiple-choice section is based only on the number of questions ans\bered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect ans\bers or unans\bered questions. The questions for Section II are printed in this booklet. You may use page 3 of this booklet to organize your ans\bers and for scratch \bork, but you must \brite your ans\bers on the lined pages provided for each question. The proctor \bill announce the beginning and end of the reading period. You are advised to spend the 10-minute period reading all the questions, and to use page 3 to sketch graphs, make notes, and plan your ans\bers. Do NOT begin \briting on the lined pages until the proctor tells you to do so. Write clearly and legibly. Do not skip lines. Cross out any errors you make; crossed-out \bork \bill not be scored. Manage your time carefully. You may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may revie\b your responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced.

69 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam • Exam packets • Ans\ber sheets • AP Student Packs • 2011\b12 AP Coordinator’s Manual • This book — AP Exam Instructions • School Code and Home-School/Self- Study Codes • Pencil sharpener • Extra No. 2 pencils \bith erasers • Extra pens \bith black or dark blue ink • Lined paper • Stapler • Watch • Signs for the door to the testing room – “Exam in Progress” – “Cell phones are prohibited in the testing room” SECTION I: Multiple Choice ! Do not begin the exam instructions below until you have completed the appropriate General Instructions \bor your group. Make sure you begin the exam at the designated time. Macroeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday morning, May 17, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday morning, May 23, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. Microeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday afternoon, May 17, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday afternoon, May 23, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam. In a moment, you will open the packet that contains your exam materials. By opening this packet, you agree to all of the AP Program’s policies and procedures outlined in the 2011-12 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from your exam packet and take out

70 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Economics the Section I booklet, but do not open the booklet or the shrinkwrapped Section II materials. Put the white seals aside. . . . Look at page 1 of your answer sheet and locate the dark blue box near the top right-hand corner that states, “Take the AP Exam label from your Section I booklet and place the label here.”. . . Now look at the front cover of your exam booklet and locate the AP Exam label near the top left of the cover. . . . Carefully peel off the AP Exam label and place it on your answer sheet on the dark blue box that we just identified. . . . Now read the statements on the front cover of Section I and look up when you have finished. . . . Sign your name and write today’s date. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now print your full legal name where indicated. Are there any questions? . . . Turn to the back cover and read it completely. Look up when you have finished. . . . Are there any questions? . . . Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. You may never discuss these specific multiple-choice questions at any time in any form with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose these questions through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. Are there any questions? . . . You must complete the answer sheet using a No. 2 pencil only. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. Completely fill in the circles. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. No credit will be given for anything written in the exam booklet. Scratch paper is not allowed, but you may use the margins or any blank space in the exam booklet for scratch work. Calculators are not allowed on any part of this exam. Are there any questions? . . . You have 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet and begin. 12 6 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are marking their ans\bers in pencil on their ans\ber sheets, and that they are not looking at their shrink\brapped Section II booklets. After 1 hour and 10 minutes, say: Stop working. Close your booklet and put your answer sheet on your desk, face up. Make sure you have your AP number label and an AP Exam label on page 1 of your answer sheet. I will now collect your answer sheet.

71 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS Collect an ans\ber sheet from each student. Check that each ans\ber sheet has an AP number label and an AP Exam label. Then say: Now you must seal your exam booklet. Remove the white seals from the backing and press one on each area of your exam booklet cover marked “PLACE SEAL HERE.” \bold each seal over the back cover. When you have finished, place the booklet on your desk, face up. I will now collect your Section I booklet. . . . Check that each student has signed the front cover of the sealed Section I booklet. There is a 10-minute break bet\been Sections I and II. When all Section I materials have been collected and accounted for and you are ready for the break, say: Please listen carefully to these instructions before we take a 10-minute break. Everything you placed under your chair at the beginning of the exam must stay there. Leave your shrinkwrapped Section II packet on your desk during the break. You are not allowed to consult teachers, other students, or textbooks about the exam during the break. You may not make phone calls, send text messages, check email, use a social networking site, or access any electronic or communication device. Remember, you are not allowed to discuss the multiple-choice section of this exam. \bailure to adhere to any of these rules could result in cancellation of your score. Are there any questions? . . . 12 6 3 9 You may begin your break. Testing will resume at . SECTION II: Free Response After the break, say: May I have everyone’s attention? Place your Student Pack on your desk. . . . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II packet, but do not open the exam booklet until you are told to do so. . . . Read the bulleted statements on the front cover of the exam booklet. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now place an AP number label on the shaded box. If you don’t have any AP number labels, write your AP number in the box. Look up when you have finished. . . . Read the last statement. . . . Using your pen, print the first, middle and last initials of your legal name in the boxes and print today’s date where indicated. This constitutes your signature and your agreement to the statements on the front cover. . . . Turn to the back cover and read Item 1 under “Important Identification Information.” Print the first two letters of your last name and the first letter of your first name in the boxes. Look up when you have finished. . . . In Item 2, print your date of birth in the boxes. . . .

72 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Economics In Item 3, write the school code you printed on the front of your Student Pack in the boxes. . . . Read Item 4. . . . Are there any questions? . . . I need to collect the Student Pack from anyone who will be taking another AP Exam. You may keep it only if you are not taking any other AP Exams this year. If you have no other AP Exams to take, place your Student Pack under your chair now. . . . While Student Packs are being collected, read the information on the back cover of the exam booklet. Do not open the booklet until you are told to do so. Look up when you have finished. . . . Collect the Student Packs. Then say: Are there any questions? . . . Section II begins with a 10-minute reading period. During the reading period, you will read and plan what you will write. Are there any questions? . . . You may now begin the 10-minute reading period. 126 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are \briting any notes in the appropriate areas in the Section II booklet. If any students begin \briting their responses during this time, remind them that the reading period is not yet over, and that the reading period is designed to provide students \bith time to develop better organized, higher scoring responses. If the students choose to continue \briting responses, take no further action. After 10 minutes, say: Stop. The reading period is over. You have 50 minutes to complete Section II. You are responsible for pacing yourself, and may proceed freely from one question to the next. You must write your answers in the Section II booklet using a pen. You are not permitted to use other colored pens or pencils to draw graphs or diagrams. If you need more paper during the exam, raise your hand. At the top of each extra piece of paper you use, be sure to write only your AP number and the number of the question you are working on. Do not write your name. Are there any questions? . . . You may begin. 12 6 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are using pens and that they are \briting their ans\bers in their exam booklets. After 40 minutes, say: There are 10 minutes remaining. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working and close your exam booklet. Place it on your desk, face up. . . .

73 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS If any students used extra paper for the free-response section, have those students staple the extra sheet/s to the first page corresponding to that question in their exam booklets. Then say: Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected. . . . Collect a Section II booklet from each student. Check for the follo\bing: • Exam booklet front cover: The student placed an AP number label on the shaded box, and printed his or her initials and today’s date. • Exam booklet back cover: The student completed the “Important Identification Information” area. When all exam materials have been collected and accounted for, return to students any electronic devices you may have collected before the start of the exam. If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: You may not discuss these specific free-response questions with anyone unless they are released on the College Board website in about two days. You should receive your score report in the mail about the third week of July. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: None of the questions in this exam may ever be discussed or shared in any way at any time. You should receive your score report in the mail about the third week of July. If any students completed the AP number card at the beginning of this exam, say: Please remember to take your AP number card with you. Then say: You are now dismissed. All exam materials should be put in secure storage until they are returned to the AP Program after your school’s last administration. Before storing materials, check the “School Use Only” section on page 1 of the ans\ber sheet and: • Fill in the appropriate section number circle in order to vie\b a separate AP Instructional Planning Report (for regularly scheduled exams only) or Subject Score Roster at the class section or teacher level. See “Post-Exam Activities” in the 2011\b12 AP Coordinator’s Manual . • Check your list of students \bho are eligible for fee reductions and fill in the appropriate circle on their registration ans\ber sheets.

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B Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section Use this section to capture student responses. (Note that the following answer sheet is a sample, and may differ from one used in an actual exam.)

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At a Glance Total Time1 hour, 10 minutes Number of Questions60 Percent of Total Score66.6% Writing InstrumentPencil required Instructions Section I of this exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions.Fill in only the circles for numbers 1 through 60 on your answer sheet. Indicate all of your answers to the multiple- choice questions on the answer sheet.No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch work. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, completely fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample question and answer. Use your time effectively, working as quickly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not answered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone will know the answers to all of the multiple- choice questions. Your total score on the multiple- choice section is based only on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers or unanswered questions. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. AP ® Macroeconomics Exam SECTION I: Multiple Choice 2012 Form I Form Code 4IBP4-S 35 Minimum 20% post-consumer waste

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4- MACROECONOMICS Section I Time —70 minutes 60 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or inco mplete statements below is followe d by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. 1. A country’s government runs a budget deficit when which of the following occurs in a given year? (A) The amount of new loans to developing nations exceeds the amount of loans paid off by developing nations. (B) Government spending exceeds tax revenues. (C) The debt owed to foreigners exceeds the debt owed to the country’s citizens. (D) The amount borrowed exceeds the interest payment on the national debt. (E) Interest payments on the national debt exceed spending on goods and services. 2. A high marginal propensity to consume implies which of the following? (A) A small change in consumption when income changes (B) A high savings rate (C) A high marginal tax rate (D) An equilibrium level of income near full employment (E) A low marginal propensity to save 3. The transaction demand for money is very closely associated with money’s use as a (A) store of value (B) standard unit of account (C) measure of value (D) medium of exchange (E) standard of deferred payment 4. Unlike a market economy, a command economy uses (A) more centralized planning in economic decision making (B) consumer sovereignty to make production decisions (C) its resources more efficiently (D) price signals in economic decision making (E) the popular vote in making resource alloca- tion decisions 5. The value of a country’s currency will tend to appreciate if (A) demand for the country’s exports increases (B) the country’s money supply increases (C) the country’s citizens increase their travel abroad (D) domestic interest rates decrease (E) tariffs on the country’s imports decrease 6. Which of the following best illustrates an improvement in a country’s standard of living? (A) An increase in real per capita gross domestic product (B) An increase in nominal per capita gross domestic product (C) Price stability (D) A balanced budget (E) An increase in the consumer price index

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -5- 7. Hyperinflation is typically caused by (A) high tax rates that discourage work effort (B) continuous expansion of the money supply to finance government budget deficits (C) trade surpluses that are caused by strong protectionist policies (D) bad harvests that lead to widespread shortages (E) a large decline in corporate profits that leads to a decrease in production 8. All of the following changes will shift the investment demand curve to the right EXCEPT (A) a decrease in the corporate income tax rate (B) an increase in the productivity of new capital goods (C) an increase in the real interest rate (D) an increase in corporate profits (E) an increase in real gross domestic product 9. The official unemployment rate understates the unemployment level in the economy because the official unemployment rate (A) ignores the duration of unemployment (B) ignores underemployed and discouraged workers (C) includes jobs created by the underground economy (D) excludes all unemployed teenagers (E) excludes frictionally unemployed workers 10. If a reduction in aggregate supply is followed by an increase in aggregate demand, which of the following will definitely occur? (A) Output will increase. (B) Output will decrease. (C) Output will not change. (D) The price level will increase. (E) The price level will decrease. 11. Which of the following combinations of changes in government spending an d taxes is necessarily expansionary? Government Spending Taxes (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase Decrease (C) Decrease Not change (D) Decrease Increase (E) Decrease Decrease 12. The amount of money that the public wants to hold in the form of cash will (A) be unaffected by any change in interest rates or the price level (B) increase if interest rates increase (C) decrease if interest rates increase (D) increase if the price level decreases (E) decrease if the price level remains constant 13. For an economy consis ting of households and businesses only, which of the following is consistent with the circular flow of income and production? (A) Households are producers of goods and services and consumers of resources. (B) Households are users of resources, and businesses are sources of saving. (C) Households are suppliers of resources and consumers of goods and services. (D) Businesses are users of taxes, and households are sources of taxes. (E) Businesses are suppliers of resources and consumers of goods and services. 14. With an increase in the real interest rate, consumption and real gross domestic product will most likely change in which of the following ways? Real Gross Consumption Domestic Product (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase Decrease (C) Decrease Increase (D) Decrease Decrease (E) No change Increase

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6- 15. According to the short-run Phillips curve, lower inflation rates are associated with (A) higher unemployment rates (B) higher government spending (C) larger budget deficits (D) greater labor-force participation rates (E) smaller labor-force participation rates 16. Which of the following will lead to a decrease in a nation’s money supply? (A) A decrease in income tax rates (B) A decrease in the discount rate (C) An open market purchase of government securities by the central bank (D) An increase in reserve requirements (E) An increase in government expenditures on goods and services 17. An increase in which of the following would cause the aggregate dema nd curve to shift to the left? (A) Consumer optimism (B) Population (C) Cost of resources (D) Income taxes (E) Net exports 18. Which of the following changes in the supply of and the demand for a good will definitely result in a decrease in both the equilibrium price and quantity of the good? Supply Demand (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase No change (C) No change Decrease (D) Decrease Increase (E) Decrease Decrease

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -7- BANK A Assets Liabilities Actual reserves $1,000 Demand deposits $5,000 Loans $4,000 BANK B Assets Liabilities Actual reserves $ 100 Demand deposits $ 600 Loans $ 500 BANK C Assets Liabilities Actual reserves $ 10 Loans $ 90 Demand deposits $ 100 19. Based on the balance sheets a bove for three different banks, which of the following is true, if the reserve requirement is 10 percent? (A) Bank A has no excess reserves. (B) Bank B has no excess reserves. (C) Bank B can increase its loans by $500. (D) Bank B can increase its loans by $40. (E) Bank C has excess reserves. 20. Which of the following will most likely lead to a decrease in inflationary expectations? (A) A decrease in the marginal propensity to save (B) A decrease in imports (C) A decrease in the money supply (D) An increase in the government budget deficit (E) An increase in the prices of raw materials 21. With an upward-sloping short-run aggregate supply curve, an increase in government expenditure will most likely (A) reduce the price level (B) reduce the level of nominal gross domestic product (C) increase real gross domestic product (D) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right (E) shift both the aggregate demand curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve to the left

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -8- 22. Which of the following are the most likely short-run effects of an increase in government expenditures? Unemployment Rate Inflation Rate Real Gross Domestic Product (A) Increase Increase Increase (B) Increase Increase Decrease (C) Decrease Increase Increase (D) Decrease Decrease Increase (E) No change Decrease Increase 23. In the short run, an e xpansionary monetary policy would most likely result in which of the following changes in the price level and real gross domestic product (GDP) ? Price Level Real GDP (A) Decrease Increase (B) No change Decrease (C) Increase No change (D) Increase Decrease (E) Increase Increase 24. A reduction in inflati on can best be achieved by which of the following combinations of fiscal and monetary policy? Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy (A) Increase taxes Sell government bonds (B) Decrease taxes Buy government bonds (C) Decrease taxes Lower margin requirements (D) Decrease government Lower discount rate spending (E) Increase government Raise discount rate spending 25. Which of the following is likely to occur following the depreciation of the United States dollar? (A) United States imports will increase. (B) United States exports will increase. (C) Demand for the United States dollar will decrease. (D) United States demand for foreign currencies will increase. (E) United States goods will become more expensive in foreign markets. 26. The table below shows the production alternatives of Country A and Country B for producing com- puters and cars with equal amounts of resources that are fully and efficiently employed. Country Computers Cars A 24 0 0 12 B 45 0 0 15 Which of the following is true according to the data in the table? (A) Country A has an ab solute and comparative advantage in the production of computers. (B) Country B has an ab solute and comparative advantage in the production of computers. (C) Country B should import computers and export cars. (D) Since Country B has an absolute advantage in the production of both goods, it will not trade with Country A. (E) Neither country can benefit from trade.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -9- 27. Which of the following individuals is considered officially unemployed? (A) Chris, who has not worked for more than three years and has given up looking for work (B) Kim, who is going to school full-time and is waiting until graduation before looking for a job (C) Pat, who recently left a job to look for a different job in another town (D) Leslie, who retired after turning 65 only five months ago (E) Lee, who is working 20 hours per week and is seeking full-time employment 28. An increase in net investment leads to faster economic growth because capital per worker and output per worker will change in which of the following ways? Capital Output per Worker per Worker (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase Decrease (C) No change Increase (D) Decrease Increase (E) Decrease Decrease 29. If a country’s economy is operating below the full-employment level of output at a very low inflation rate, the central bank of the country is most likely to (A) pursue an expansionary monetary policy because it is required to do so by law whenever output is below the full- employment level (B) pursue an expansionary fiscal policy because it is required to do so by law whenever output is below the full-employment level (C) lower the discount rate and buy bonds on the open market to generate an increase in output (D) lower the required reserve ratio and sell bonds on the open market to generate an increase in output (E) raise the discount rate and lower the required reserve ratio to generate an increase in output 30. Assume that an economy is currently in long-run equilibrium and the short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping. An adverse supply shock, such as a drought, will most likely cause which of the following to the economy in the short run? (A) A decrease in the price level and a decrease in the nominal wage (B) A decrease in the price level and an increase in the nominal wage (C) An increase in the price level and an increase in the nominal wage (D) An increase in the price level and an increase in the real wage (E) An increase in the price level and a decrease in the real wage 31. If Country Alpha has been experiencing a higher inflation rate than Country Beta over the past decade, which of the following is true? (A) Alpha’s currency will have appreciated relative to Beta’s currency. (B) Alpha’s currency will have depreciated relative to Beta’s currency. (C) Alpha will have had lower nominal interest rates than Beta. (D) Alpha will have had slower growth in the money supply than Beta. (E) Alpha’s economy will have grown at a faster rate than Beta’s.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10- National Economic Figures (billions of dollars) Consumption $ 3,000 Government purchases of goods and services 1,000 Gross private domestic investment 700 Depreciation 300 Exports 300 Imports 500 Indirect business taxes 0 32. Based on the economic figures in the table above, what is the value of gross domestic product, in billions of dollars? (A) $4,500 (B) $4,700 (C) $4,900 (D) $5,150 (E) $5,950 33. Which of the following best explains the increase in national income that results from equal increases in government spending and taxes? (A) Consumers do not reduce their spending by the full amount of the tax increase. (B) The government purchases some goods that consumers would have purchased on their own anyway. (C) Consumers believe all tax cuts are transitory. (D) The increase in government spending causes a decrease in investment. (E) Consumers are aware of tax increases but not of increases in government spending. 34. Which of the following statements is true of unanticipated inflation? (A) It decreases the economic well-being of all members of society proportionately. (B) It decreases the economic well-being of all members of society equally. (C) It increases the economic well-being of net creditors. (D) It increases the economic well-being of net debtors. (E) It increases the economic well-being of workers with long-term labor contracts. 35. A simultaneous increase in inflation and unem- ployment could be explained by an increase in which of the following? (A) Consumer spending (B) The money supply (C) Labor productivity (D) Investment spending (E) Inflationary expectations

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -11- 36. A country can have an increased surplus in its balance of trade as a result of (A) an increase in domestic inflation (B) declining imports and rising exports (C) higher tariffs imposed by its trading partners (D) an increase in capital inflow (E) an appreciating currency 37. Policies intended to re duce demand-pull inflation are most likely to increase which of the following in the short run? (A) Gross domestic product (B) The labor force participation rate (C) The price level (D) Unemployment (E) Wage levels 38. An increase in the government budget deficit is most likely to result in an increase in which of the following? (A) The marginal propensity to consume (B) Exports (C) The real interest rate (D) The money supply (E) The simple multiplier 39. An increase in which of the following would be most likely to increase long-run growth? (A) Pension payments (B) Unemployment compensations (C) Subsidies to businesses for purchases of capital goods (D) Tariffs on imported capital goods (E) Tariffs on imported oil 40. A commercial bank’s ability to create money depends on which of the following? (A) The existence of a central bank (B) A fractional reserve banking system (C) Gold or silver reserves backing up the currency (D) A large national debt (E) The existence of both checking accounts and savings accounts 41. The consumer price i ndex (CPI) is designed to measure changes in the (A) spending patterns of urban consumers only (B) spending patterns of all consumers (C) wholesale price of manufactured goods (D) prices of all goods and services produced in an economy (E) cost of a select market basket of goods and services 42. A barter economy is different from a money economy in that a barter economy (A) encourages specialization and division of labor (B) involves higher costs for each transaction (C) eliminates the need for a double coincidence of wants (D) has only a few assets that serve as a medium of exchange (E) promotes market exchanges 43. In the short run, which of the following would occur to bond prices and interest rates if a central bank bought bonds through open-market operations? Bond Prices Interest Rates (A) No change Increase (B) Increase Increase (C) Increase Decrease (D) Decrease Increase (E) Decrease Decrease 44. Suppose that in an economy with lump-sum taxes and no international trade, autonomous invest- ment spending increases by $2 million. If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75, equi- librium gross domestic product will change by a maximum of (A) $0.5 million (B) $1.5 million (C) $2.0 million (D) $8.0 million (E) $15.0 million

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -12- 45. The diagram above shows the production possi- bilities curve for an economy that produces only consumption and capital goods. All of the following statements about this economy are true EXCEPT: (A) Producing at point Z results in the underutilization of resources. (B) The combination represented by point Y is unattainable, given the scarcity of resources. (C) Resources are fully utilized at points W and X. (D) Producing at point X will result in greater economic growth than will producing at point W. (E) Point X represents the most efficient combination of the two goods that can be produced by this economy. 46. Assume that the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, banks keep no excess reserves, and borrowers deposit a ll loans made by banks. Suppose you have saved $100 in cash at home and decide to deposit it in your checking account. As a result of your deposit, the money supply can increase by a maximum of (A) $800 (B) $900 (C) $1,000 (D) $1,100 (E) $1,200 47. Which of the following would be the initial impact on an economy if wages were to increase more than worker productivity? (A) There would be no initial impact, since neither the aggregate supply curve nor the aggregate demand curve would shift. (B) Employment would increase, causing a rightward shift in the aggregate demand curve. (C) The price level would increase, resulting in excess aggregate supply. (D) The short-run aggregate supply curve would shift to the left, increasing the price level. (E) The aggregate demand curve would shift to the left, increasing the price level. 48. Under a flexible exchange-rate system, the Indian rupee will appreciate ag ainst the Japanese yen when (A) India’s inflation rate exceeds Japan’s (B) India has a trade deficit with Japan (C) Japan’s economy enters a recession, but India’s does not (D) Japan’s money supply decreases while India’s money supply increases (E) real interest rates in India increase relative to those in Japan

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -13- 49. Which of the following occurs as investment becomes more responsive to changes in the interest rate? (A) Monetary policy becomes more effective at changing real gross domestic product. (B) Fiscal policy becomes more effective at changing real gross domestic product. (C) Monetary policy becomes more effective at changing interest rates. (D) Fiscal policy becomes more effective at changing interest rates. (E) There is no change in the effectiveness of either monetary or fiscal policy. 50. If two nations specialize according to the law of comparative advantage a nd then trade with each other, which of the following would be true? (A) A smaller number of goods would be avail- able in each trading nation. (B) Total world production of goods would decrease. (C) Everyone within each nation would be better off. (D) Each nation would increase its consumption possibilities. (E) One nation would gain at the expense of the other nation. 51. The shifting of a country’s production possibil- ities curve to the right will most likely cause (A) net exports to decline (B) inflation to increase (C) the aggregate demand curve to shift to the left (D) the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the left (E) the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the right 52. One explanation for the downward slope of the aggregate demand curve is that when the price level increases, which of the following will decrease? (A) Real value of assets (B) Prices of foreign goods (C) Prices of substitute goods (D) Expectations of future prices (E) Government deficit 53. Which of the following is true about changes in tax rates, changes in the level of government expenditures, and change s in the money supply? (A) They are automatic stabilizers. (B) They are tools of discretionary fiscal policy. (C) They have different lag times between implementation of a policy and its effects on aggregate demand. (D) They are favored equally by both classical and Keynesian economists to fine-tune the economy. (E) All are controlled by the Federal Reserve system. 54. An increase in which of the following would LEAST likely increase labor productivity? (A) Physical capital (B) Human capital (C) Technological improvements (D) Educational achievement (E) The labor force 55. Tariffs are different from assigned import quotas in that tariffs will (A) restrict imports (B) increase the price of imported goods (C) benefit domestic c onsumers of imported goods (D) hurt domestic producers of goods facing import competition (E) generate additional revenue for the domestic government

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. -14- 56. In the narrowest definition of money, M1, savings accounts are excluded because they are (A) not a medium of exchange (B) not insured by federal deposit insurance (C) available from financial institutions other than banks (D) a store of purchasing power (E) interest-paying accounts 57. For which of the following sets of unemployment and inflation rates will a central bank be most reluctant to increase the rate of growth in the money supply? Unemployment Rate Inflation Rate (A) 10% 2% (B) 10% 5% (C) 10% 10% (D) 5% 5% (E) 5% 10% 58. Assume that Jane’s marginal propensity to consume equals 0.8, and that in 2004 Jane spent $36,000 from her disposable income of $40,000. If her disposable income in 2005 increased to $50,000, her consumption spending increased by (A) $4,000 (B) $8,000 (C) $9,000 (D) $10,000 (E) $14,000 59. Advocates of a monetary rule recommend increasing the money supply at a rate that is equal to the rate of increase in which of the following? (A) Price level (B) Unemployment rate (C) Level of exports (D) Level of imports (E) Long-run real gross domestic product 60. If economic agents perfectly anticipate policy changes and if all prices, including wages, are completely flexible, which of the following will be true in the long run? (A) The price level will be constant. (B) There will be no trade-off between inflation and unemployment. (C) The unemployment rate will be less than the natural rate of unemployment. (D) The unemployment rate will be greater than the natural rate of unemployment. (E) Changes in the money supply will not lead to changes in the price level. END OF SECTION I IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION. DO NOT GO ON TO SECTION II UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING. • PLACED YOUR AP NUMBER LABEL ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET • WRITTEN AND GRIDDED YOUR AP NUMBER CORRECTLY ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET • TAKEN THE AP EXAM LABEL FROM THE FRONT OF THIS BOOKLET AND PLACED IT ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET

B Section II: Free-Response Questions This is the free-response section of the 2012 AP exam. It includes cover material and other administrative instructions to help familiarize students with the mechanics of the exam. (Note that future exams may differ in look from the following content.)

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. At a Glance Total Time1 hour Number of Questions3 Percent of Total Score33.3% Writing InstrumentPen with black or dark blue ink Reading Period Time10 minutes. Use this time to read the questions and plan your answers. Writing Period Time50 minutes Question 1 Suggested Time25 minutes Percent of Section II Score50% Question 2 Suggested Time12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score25% Question 3 Suggested Time12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score25% Instructions The questions for Section II are printed in this booklet.You may use page 3 of this booklet to organize your answers and for scratch work, but you must write your answers on the lined pages provided for each question. The proctor will announce the beginning and end of the reading period. You are advised to spend the 10- minute period reading all the questions, and to use page 3 to sketch graphs, make notes, and plan your answers. Do NOT begin writing on the lined pages until the proctor tells you to do so. Write clearly and legibly. Do not skip lines.Cross out any errors you make; crossed- out work will not be scored. Manage your time carefully. You may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may review your responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced . AP ® Macroeconomics Exam SECTION II: Free Response 2012 Form I Form Code 4IBP-S2 35 Minimum 20% post-consumer waste

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4- MACROECONOMICS Section II Planning Time — 10 minutes Writing Time — 50 minutes Directions: You have 10 minutes to read all of the questions in this booklet, to sketch graphs, to make notes, and to plan your answers. You will then have 50 minutes to answer all three of the following questions. It is suggested that you spend approximately half your time on the first question and divide the remaining time equally between the next two questions . In answering the questions, you should emphasize the line of reasoning that generated your results; it is not enough to list the results of your analysis. Include correctly labeled diagrams, if useful or required, in explaining your answers. A correctly labeled diagram must have all axes and curves clearly labeled and must show directional changes. Use a pen with black or dark blue ink . 1. Assume that the country of Rankinland is currently in recession. (a) Assume that Rankinland produces only food and clot hing. Draw a correctly labeled production possibilities curve for Rankinland. Show a point that could repr esent the current output combination and label it A. (b) Assume that the Central Bank of Rankinla nd pursues an expansionary monetary policy. (i) Identify the open-market operation that the Central Bank would use. (ii) Draw a correctly labeled m oney market graph and show the shor t-run effect of the expansionary monetary policy on the nominal interest rate. (iii) Assuming no change to the price level, what ha ppens to the real interest rate as a result of the expansionary monetary policy? Explain. (iv) Given your answer to part (b)(iii) regarding the real interest rate, what happens to the real gross domestic product (GDP) in the short run? Explain. (c) Suppose Rankinland has a current account defic it. Rankinland’s currency is called the bera. (i) What will initially happen to the current account deficit in Rankinland solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain. (ii) What will happen to the international value of th e bera solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain.

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6- Question 1 is reprinted for your convenience. 1. Assume that the country of Rankinland is currently in recession. (a) Assume that Rankinland produces only food and clot hing. Draw a correctly labeled production possibilities curve for Rankinland. Show a point that could repr esent the current output combination and label it A. (b) Assume that the Central Bank of Rankinla nd pursues an expansionary monetary policy. (i) Identify the open-market operation that the Central Bank would use. (ii) Draw a correctly labeled m oney market graph and show the shor t-run effect of the expansionary monetary policy on the nominal interest rate. (iii) Assuming no change to the price level, what ha ppens to the real interest rate as a result of the expansionary monetary policy? Explain. (iv) Given your answer to part (b)(iii) regarding the real interest rate, what happens to the real gross domestic product (GDP) in the short run? Explain. (c) Suppose Rankinland has a current account defic it. Rankinland’s currency is called the bera. (i) What will initially happen to the current account deficit in Rankinland solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain. (ii) What will happen to the international value of th e bera solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain.

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -8- Question 1 is reprinted for your convenience. 1. Assume that the country of Rankinland is currently in recession. (a) Assume that Rankinland produces only food and clot hing. Draw a correctly labeled production possibilities curve for Rankinland. Show a point that could repr esent the current output combination and label it A. (b) Assume that the Central Bank of Rankinla nd pursues an expansionary monetary policy. (i) Identify the open-market operation that the Central Bank would use. (ii) Draw a correctly labeled m oney market graph and show the shor t-run effect of the expansionary monetary policy on the nominal interest rate. (iii) Assuming no change to the price level, what ha ppens to the real interest rate as a result of the expansionary monetary policy? Explain. (iv) Given your answer to part (b)(iii) regarding the real interest rate, what happens to the real gross domestic product (GDP) in the short run? Explain. (c) Suppose Rankinland has a current account defic it. Rankinland’s currency is called the bera. (i) What will initially happen to the current account deficit in Rankinland solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain. (ii) What will happen to the international value of th e bera solely due to the change in the real GDP from part (b)(iv) ? Explain.

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10- 2. The following is a simplified balance sh eet for Mi Tierra Bank in the United States. Mi Tierra Bank Assets Liabilities Required reserves $10,000 De mand deposits $100,000 Excess reserves $5,000 Loans $85,000 Owner’s equity $ 0 (a) What is the reserve requirement? (b) Assume that Luis withdraws $5,000 in cash from his checking account at Mi Tierra Bank. (i) By how much will Mi Tierra Bank’s re serves change based on Luis’ withdrawal? (ii) What is the initial effect of the withdrawal on the M1 measure of money supply? Explain. (iii) As a result of the withdrawal, what is the ne w value of excess reserves on the balance sheet of Mi Tierra Bank based on the reserve requirement from part (a) ? (c) Assume that the next day John withdraws from Mi Tierra Bank an amount that exceeds the bank’s excess reserves. Assuming that no loans are called in, how can Mi Tierra Bank cover its required reserves?

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -12- 3. Assume the economy of Andersonland is in a long-run equilibrium with full employment. In the short run, nominal wages are fixed. (a) Draw a correctly labeled graph of short-run aggregate supply, long-run aggregate supply, and aggregate demand. Show each of the following. (i) Equilibrium output, labeled Y 1 (ii) Equilibrium price level, labeled PL 1 (b) Assume that there is an increase in exports from Andersonland. On your gra ph in part (a), show the effect of higher exports on the equilibrium in the short run, labeling the new equilibrium output and price level Y 2 and PL 2, respectively. (c) Based on your answer in part (b), what is the imp act of higher exports on real wages in the short run? Explain. (d) As a result of the increase in exports, export-oriented industries in Andersonland increase expenditures on new container ships and equipment. (i) What component of aggregate demand will change? (ii) What is the impact on the long-run aggregate supply? Explain.

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-14- STOP END OF EXAM THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TO THE COVERS OF THE SECTION II BOOKLET. • MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AS REQUESTED ON THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS OF THE SECTION II BOOKLET. • CHECK TO SEE THAT YOUR AP NUMBER LABEL APPEARS IN THE BOX(ES) ON THE COVER(S). • MAKE SURE YOU HAVE USED THE SAME SET OF AP NUMBER LABELS ON ALL AP EXAMS YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS YEAR.

B Multiple-Choice Answer Key The following contains the answers to the multiple-choice questions in this exam.

Answer Key for AP Macroeconomics Practice Exam, Section I Multiple-Choice Questions Question # Key 1 B 2 E 3 D 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 B 8 C 9 B 10 D 11 B 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 A 16 D 17 D 18 C 19 D 20 C 21 C 22 C 23 E 24 A 25 B 26 B 27 C 28 A 29 C 30 E 31 B 32 A 33 A 34 D 35 E 36 B 37 D 38 C 39 C 40 B 41 E 42 B 43 C 44 D 45 E 46 B 47 D 48 E 49 A 50 D 51 E 52 A 53 C 54 E 55 E 56 A 57 E 58 B 59 E 60 B

B Free-Response Scoring Guidelines The following contains the scoring guidelines for the free-response questions in this exam.

AP ® MACROECONOMICS 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Question 1 12 Points (2 + 6 + 4) (a) 2 points: • One point is earned for a correctly labeled graph of the production possibilities curve (PPC). • One point is earned for showing point A inside the PPC. (b) 6 points: • One point is earned for identifying the buying of bonds as the correct open-market operation to use. • One point is earned for drawing a correctly labeled graph of the money market. • One point is earned for showing a rightward shift of the money supply curve, resulting in a lower interest rate. • One point is earned for stating that the real interest rate will fall. • One point is earned for explaining that with the price level remaining constant, when the nominal interest rate falls, the real interest rate also falls. • One point is earned for stating that the real GDP will increase in the short run and explaining that investment or consumption increases, causing aggregate demand to increase.

AP ® MACROECONOMICS 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Question 1 (continued) (c) 4 points: • One point is earned for stating that the current account deficit will increase. • One point is earned for explaining that the increase in real GDP increases income, which causes imports to increase and net exports to decrease. • One point is earned for stating that the international value of the bera will decrease. • One point is earned for explaining that the decline in the international value of the bera is due to an increase in the supply of the bera.

AP ® MACROECONOMICS 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Question 2 5 points (1 + 3 + 1) (a) 1 point: • One point is earned for calculating the correct reserve requirement of 10 percent ($10,000/$100,000). (b) 3 points: • One point is earned for stating that total bank reserves will decrease by $5,000. • One point is earned for stating that the $5,000 withdrawal has no effect on the M1 measure of the money supply because it only changes the composition of M1 between cash and demand deposits. • One point is earned for stating that the new value of the excess reserves is $500. (c) 1 point: • One point is earned for stating that the bank can borrow from the Federal Reserve or from another bank.

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