This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > Macroeconomics > Inflation And Deflation > Inflation And Deflation – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inflation And Deflation Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Discourages spending and investment because consumers, expecting prices to fall further, delay purchases. A) Deflation. B) Disinflation. C) Inflation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deflation. 2. In the long run, an increase in the money supply tends to have an effect on real variables but no effect on nominal variables. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. Which country has been experiencing deflation? A) Japan. B) China. C) Venezuela. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 4. The lowest point in the business cycle is A) Boom. B) Peak. C) Recession. D) Trough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trough. 5. Assuming that income velocity is contant, and that the RGDP is growing at an annual rate of 3%, what would happen if the M1 grew by 5% during the same year? A) P increases 2% . B) P increases 5/3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P increases 5/3. 6. Which among the following is exact opposite of inflation? A) Disinflation. B) Hyperinflation. C) Stagflation. D) Deflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deflation. 7. If the money supply grows 5 per cent, and real output grows 2 per cent, prices should rise by A) 5 per cent. B) More than 5 per cent. C) Less than 5 per cent. D) None of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less than 5 per cent. 8. You loaned a friend $ 100 for a year. You are charging her 5% interest. The inflation rate over the year was 2%. You real rate of interest was:(a) A) 5%. B) 2%. C) A 3%. D) -2%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A 3%. 9. You can represent demand-pull inflation in a diagram through ..... A) An outward shift of AD. B) An inward shift of SRAS. C) An inward shift of AD. D) An outward shift of SRAS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An outward shift of AD. 10. All sectors in the economy try to buy more goods and services than the economy can produce. The result is A) Cost-push inflation. B) Hyperinflation. C) Demand-pull inflation. D) Inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demand-pull inflation. 11. Which of the following is used to measure inflation? A) Consumer price index (CPI). B) Real GDP per head. C) Human development index (HDI). D) Basket of goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer price index (CPI). 12. What is the definition of deflation? A) A period when the general price level of goods and services falls. B) A sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. C) A slowdown in the rate of increase of the general price level of goods and services in a nation's gross domestic product over time. D) An inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A period when the general price level of goods and services falls. 13. Inflation is the sustained increase in the price of a product A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The two main types of inflation are demand-pull and cost-push. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. How does inflation impact unemployment? A) Inflation causes unemployment to decrease as businesses reduce production costs. B) Inflation leads to lower unemployment by increasing consumer spending. C) Inflation can lead to higher unemployment. D) Inflation has no impact on unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inflation can lead to higher unemployment. 16. What is demand pull inflation? A) A decrease in price due to a decrease in supply. B) A rise in price level due to an increase in demand. C) A decrease in price due to an increase in supply. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rise in price level due to an increase in demand. 17. As money is neutral in the long run, an increase in the money supply can lead to which event in ONLY the short run? A) A decrease in real output GDP. B) An increase in real output GDP. C) A run on banks, as they have too much money. D) A run on banks, as they have too little money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in real output GDP. 18. What is the initial cost to own a Chick-Fil-A franchise A) $ 10, 000. B) $ 20, 000. C) $ 30, 000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 10, 000. 19. When production costs lead to increases in the general price level, this is known as ..... A) Demand-pull inflation. B) Cost-push inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost-push inflation. 20. Which of the following is true about hyperinflation? A) Hyperinflation decreases the purchasing power of money. B) Hyperinflation boosts the value of long term savings. C) Hyperinflation harms the richest members of a country the most. D) If anticipated, hyperinflation doesn't have a detrimental effect on economic activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperinflation decreases the purchasing power of money. 21. Which one of the following statements is correct? A) Inflation targeting is based on the assumption that all elements of the inflation process are under control of the central bank. B) Under an inflation-targeting framework there is no limit to the discretionary powers of the central bank. C) Inflation targeting will only work if there is a strong and stable relationship between changes in the money stock and inflation. D) One of the key aspects of inflation targeting is the impact on inflation expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One of the key aspects of inflation targeting is the impact on inflation expectations. 22. Jeanna is stoked that the value of her S&P 500 Index Fund increased by 8% last year. The rate of inflation is 6%. What is Jeanna's REAL rate of return on her investment? (a) A) A 2%. B) 8%. C) 4%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A 2%. 23. Sally Student ..... owes lots of money on her credit cards. A) Helped by inflation. B) Hurt by inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped by inflation. 24. In ..... Inflation prices rise very fast at double or triple rate. A) Walking. B) Running. C) Creeping. D) Hyper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyper. 25. What would most governments consider an acceptable rate of inflation? A) 1-2%. B) 2-3%. C) 0-1%. D) 3-4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2-3%. 26. Tax that is flat or fixed for individuals A) Income tax. B) Lending tax. C) Regressive tax. D) Proportional tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proportional tax. 27. What is the real cost of borrowing if prices fall by 2% and the nominal interest rate is 1%? A) 2%. B) 1%. C) 4%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3%. 28. We use price indices to help gauge inflation within an economy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Who is in charge of trying to maintain price stability in the European Union? A) The European Central Bank. B) The European Union. C) National banks. D) National governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The European Central Bank. 30. Which of these is not a problem with the consumer price index (CPI)? A) The CPI does not take into account changes of product quality over time. B) The CPI does not take into account changes in consumption patterns. C) The CPI does not allow for reliable inflation rate comparisons between countries. D) The CPI does not measure changes in real GDP over time. 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