Economics Micro & Macro (CliffsAP)

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  1. If current unemployment is at 10 percent and the
    price level is stable, what would a Keynesian
    recommend?
    A. An increase in interest rates
    B. A decrease in interest rates
    C. A decrease in taxes
    D. An increase in government spending and
    taxes
    E. An increase in government spending and a
    decrease in taxes

  2. The government can reduce an inflationary gap by:
    A. Increasing spending
    B. Increasing the supply of money
    C. Decreasing the money supply
    D. Increasing personal income taxes
    E. Decreasing the reserve requirement

  3. What does the circular flow include?
    A. Businesses buying from households in a
    factor market
    B. Households buying from businesses in a
    factor market
    C. Households buying from the government in a
    factor market
    D. Government regulation over what is sold and
    bought
    E. Only a monetary flow of goods and services

  4. If the required reserve ratio is 20 percent and
    Marty’s bank has no excess reserves, what impact
    will a $100 deposit have on the bank’s excess
    reserves?
    A. $50 in excess reserves
    B. $100 in excess reserves
    C. $500 in excess reserves
    D. $80 in excess reserves
    E. $120 in excess reserves

  5. If more people decide to hold currency as opposed
    to keeping it in the bank, which of the following is
    likely to occur?
    A. An increase in interest rates
    B. An increase in the reserve requirement
    C. An increase in employment
    D. An increase in disposable income
    E. An increase in the price level
    41. Which of the following would be most effective in
    stimulating aggregate demand?
    A. Increased taxes
    B. Decreased taxes
    C. Increased government spending
    D. Decreased government spending
    E. Decreased money supply

  6. What happens to the price level when there is an
    increase in taxes?
    A. It decreases.
    B. It stabilizes.
    C. It increases.
    D. There is no impact on the price level.
    E. None of the above.

  7. Which of the following best describes a supply
    shock?
    A. It changes the price level in the economy.
    B. It affects only the general price level.
    C. It can always be anticipated.
    D. It can change the short-run aggregate supply
    curve into the long run aggregate supply curve.
    E. It does not harm the economy.

  8. If from 2003–2004 the unemployment level
    decreased from 6.5 percent to 5.9 percent and the
    inflation rate fell from 2.9 percent to 1.3 percent,
    which of the following could explain these changes?
    A. The aggregate demand curve shifted to the left.
    B. The aggregate demand curve shifted to the
    right.
    C. The aggregate supply curve shifted to the
    right.
    D. The aggregate supply curve shifted to the left.
    E. The production possibilities curve shifted to
    the left.

  9. What occurs to autonomous investment when
    there is an increase in interest rates?
    A. It increases because investors want to earn
    more for their money.
    B. It increases because less people want to spend.
    C. It decreases because businesses have less
    incentive to borrow money.
    D. It decreases because the government
    increases spending.
    E. Interest rates do not influence autonomous
    investment.


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