Week 6 Assignment
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Week6AssignmentMEQuiz.docxWeek 6 Assignment - Quiz
1. Which of the following best defines government revenue?
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Government programs designed to improve economic equity |
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Income the government receives from taxes and other nontax sources |
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Money the government spends to buy goods and services |
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A tax for which high-income earners pay a larger fraction of their income in taxes than low-income earners |
2 Which of the following is the definition of government expenditures?
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Money the government spends to buy goods and services |
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An itemized summary of probable government revenue and expenses for a given period |
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Central bank actions using interest rate or money supply tools to achieve goals such as stable prices, maximum employment, and moderate long-term interest rates |
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The total market value, expressed in dollars, of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given year |
3 To calculate real gross domestic product (GDP), gross domestic product must be adjusted for which variable?
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Population |
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Inflation |
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Deficit |
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Debt |
4 Which of the following is an automatic stabilizer in the economy?
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Spending on national defense |
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Provision of unemployment compensation |
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Spending on education |
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Provision of Social Security and Medicare |
5 If government is increasing spending and decreasing taxes, what type of policy is it conducting?
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Expansionary monetary policy |
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Contractionary monetary policy |
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Contractionary fiscal policy |
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Expansionary fiscal policy |
6 Which of the following is true of active fiscal policy actions?
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Policymakers can pinpoint the economic outcomes of their policies. |
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The political process makes it easy to pass needed actions in times of economic crisis. |
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Economic conditions will stay the same without policymaker action. |
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It is often difficult for policymakers to know whether policies had any impact on the economy. |
7 If data indicate the economy is in recession and members of Congress are working to pass legislation to encourage economic growth, which of the following has almost certainly occurred?
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Realization of results |
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Recognition of change in the economy |
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Implementation of policy |
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Analysis of policy's effectiveness
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8 During a contractionary phase of the business cycle, which of the following most likely occurs?
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More tax revenues are remitted |
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More goods and services are produced |
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Fewer people are unemployed |
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Fewer people are employed |
9 Which of the following best defines inflation:
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The rapid increase in the price of a specific good, such as gasoline |
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A general, sustained upward movement of prices for goods and services in an economy |
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The fluctuation in revenue and expenditures caused by Congress and the president |
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An increase in the national debt caused by ongoing deficit spending |
10. Which of the following is a severe and long-lasting economic downturn that is worse and deeper than a recession?
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A contraction |
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The business cycle |
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An expansion |
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A depression |
11 In an economy experiencing a recession, with many unemployed resources, an increase in the money supply (M) would most likely lead to which scenario in the short run?
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An increase in velocity (V) and then an increase in the price level (P) |
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An increase in price level (P) and then an increase in the quantity of goods and services produced (Q) |
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An increase in the quantity of goods and services produced (Q) and then an increase in the price level (P) |
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An increase in the price level (P), then an increase in velocity (V) |
12 If the money supply (M) increases while velocity (V) and quantity (Q) remain constant, the price level (P) will increase, which means there is inflation.
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13 The primary credit rate serves as the target for open market operations.
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14 Which of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tools is associated with its role as lender of last resort but is used primarily as a signal of the Fed's policy intentions?
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Open market operations |
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The discount rate |
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Reserve requirements |
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Interest on reserves |
15 Which monetary policy tool is the Federal Reserve using when it buys and sells government securities?
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Open market operations |
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The discount rate |
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Reserve requirements |
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Interest on reserves |
16 During a period when unemployment is high and economic growth is stagnant, Federal Reserve policymakers might decide to pursue an expansionary monetary policy.
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17 In the long run, increasing the money supply will most likely lead to deflation.
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18 Central bank independence is most strongly linked with price stability.
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19 If the inflation rate were falling and the unemployment rate were high and rising, the FOMC would likely respond by doing which of the following?
