This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Economics > Macroeconomics > Macroeconomics – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macroeconomics Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A country has a(n) ..... when the government keeps the exchange rate against some other currency at or near a particular target. A) Fixed Exchange Rate. B) Exchange Rate Regime. C) Floating Exchange Rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed Exchange Rate. 2. An increase in which of the following will most likely reduce the federal government's budget deficit? A) Interest rates. B) Income tax rates. C) Defense spending. D) Government transfer payments. E) Tax credits for investment spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Income tax rates. 3. One of the reasons aggregate demand curve is downward sloping is because alower price level means that the real exchange rate: A) Depreciates, making domestic goods cheaper in other countries and importsless competitive, resulting in a higher level of net exports. B) Appreciates, making domestic goods more expensive in other countries andimports more competitive, resulting in a higher level of net exports. C) Appreciates, making the country's exports and imports less competitive and leading to lower net exports. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depreciates, making domestic goods cheaper in other countries and importsless competitive, resulting in a higher level of net exports. 4. Which of the following would the Federal Reserve do to raise the money supply? A) Sell bonds. B) Raise the discount rate. C) Buy securities. D) Raise the reserve requirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buy securities. 5. Suppose the population is 175 million people, the number of people unemployed is 20 million and the number of people employed is 130 million. Calculate the labour force participation rate A) 13.3%. B) 15.4%. C) 85.7%. D) 86.7%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13.3%. 6. Capital goods are those goods: A) Which are used in the production process for several years. B) Which are used in the production process for few years. C) Which involve depreciation losses. D) Both (a) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (c). 7. As a result of too much money coming in from abroad, where exports are very high, while imports are low, this results in..... A) Increase in aggregate demand. B) Decrease in aggregate demand. C) Increase in aggregate supply. D) Decrease in aggregate supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in aggregate demand. 8. Negation= A) FIFA-FITA. B) FIFA+FITA. C) FITA-FIFA. D) FITA+FIFA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FIFA-FITA. 9. A mixed economy: A) Allocates resources via supply but not demand. B) Allocates resources via demand but not supply. C) Allocates resources via supply and demand. D) Allocates resources via market forces and government intervention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allocates resources via market forces and government intervention. 10. The demand for flour has increased in August without any change in supply. Five months later there was no change in the price of flour. This is an example of: A) Price elasticity. B) Controlled prices. C) Sticky prices. D) Macroeconomics prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sticky prices. 11. What is NOT a consequence of contractionary fiscal policy A) Aggregate demand shifts left. B) Price level increases. C) Unemployment increases. D) Output decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Price level increases. 12. The goal of fiscal policy is to achieve full employment by shifting this curve: A) Long Run Aggregate Supply. B) Aggregate Demand. C) Short Run Aggregate Supply. D) Phillips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aggregate Demand. 13. Which of the following is an appropriate discretionary fiscal policy if equilibrium real GDP falls below potential real GDP? A) An increase in the supply of money. B) An increase in government purchases. C) An increase in individual income taxes. D) A decrease in transfer payments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in government purchases. 14. In the circular flow of income model, which one of the following equations is correct? A) Income = Output = Expenditure. B) Income = Output = Injections. C) Output = Expenditure = Withdrawals. D) Expenditure = Income = Injections = Withdrawals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Income = Output = Expenditure. 15. Which of the following is income that is not used to calculate the national income of a country? A) Income from the sale of second-hand goods. B) Income from transfer or pension. C) Income from the sale of illegal goods. D) All the points are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Income from the sale of second-hand goods. 16. Monetarists believe that:I. Monetary policy has a big influence on the economyII. Monetary policy is ineffective for short-term stability purposesIII. The time lag between the implementation of monetary policy and the expected results is quite long and difficult to predict precisely. IV. Money is not the most important thing A) I and III only. B) II and III only. C) I, II, and III only. D) I, II, III, and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I, II, and III only. 17. A student who just graduated from college and is waiting to start their new job is ..... A) Frictionally unemployed. B) Structurally unemployed. C) Technologically unemployed. D) Cyclically unemployed. E) Seasonally unemployed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frictionally unemployed. 18. Is this counted in the GDP of the US?A plumber's purchase of a two-year-old truck from Craigslist. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. If exchange rates are allowed to fluctuate freely and the United States demand for Indian rupees increases, which of the following will most likely occur? A) The dollar price of Indian goods will increase. B) The rupee price of United States goods will increase. C) The United States balance-of-payments deficits will increase. D) The dollar price of rupees will fall. E) The dollar price of Indian goods will fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dollar price of Indian goods will increase. 20. The amount of debt that a country accumulates in one fiscal year is known as ..... A) Budget Deficit. B) Contraction. C) Bankruptucy. D) National Dept. 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