This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > Macroeconomics > Macroeconomics – Quiz 176 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Macroeconomics Quiz 176 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Greater protection of private property rights affect on steady state level and steady state growth of total output per person A) Increases s.s level, s.s growth rate decreases. B) Increases s.s level, s.s growth rate unchanged. C) Increases s.s level, s.s growth rate increases. D) Decreases s.s level, s.s growth rate unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases s.s level, s.s growth rate increases. 2. Which tool of monetary policy matches this definition:Banks must keep percentage of deposits on hand A) Reserve Requirement. B) Interest on Required and Excess Reserves. C) Discount Rate. D) Open Market Operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reserve Requirement. 3. An increase of prices lead to A) An inward shift of the AD curve. B) An outward shift of the AD curve. C) A change along the AD curve to the left. D) A change along the AD curve to the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A change along the AD curve to the left. 4. The Policy That Regulates Interest Rates Called? A) Fiscal Policy. B) Taxes Policy. C) Monetary Policy. D) Interest Rates Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monetary Policy. 5. When you buy and sell items from a store, you are using money as a ..... A) Medium of exchange. B) Store of value. C) Unit of value. D) Consumer price index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medium of exchange. 6. Which of the following is NOT studied under microeconomics? A) Consumer behavior and behavior. B) Habits and actions of producers. C) Buyer and seller interaction. D) Behavior and behavior of the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior and behavior of the government. 7. Which of the following best defines unemployment rate? A) The rate of those able to work and actively seeking work, but unable to find employment. B) The rate of those being able to work, but choosing not to. C) The total number of people who do not work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rate of those able to work and actively seeking work, but unable to find employment. 8. What Is The Point Of Classical Economics? A) The independence of the central bank. B) The government has an important role in the running of the economy. C) The importance of the law of supply and demand. D) The private sector has an unlimited role. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The importance of the law of supply and demand. 9. The common relationship that a higher price to a lower quantity demanded of a certain good or service and a lower price leads to a higher quantity demanded, while all other variables are held constant A) Law of demand. B) Price ceiling. C) Law of supply. D) Price floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law of demand. 10. Predicting how higher US inflation will affect the international value of the dollar A) Macroeconomics. B) Microeconomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macroeconomics. 11. If the Federal Reserve wanted to stimulate the economy (make it grow), they might A) Spend less money. B) Buy Treasury bonds. C) Sell Treasury bonds. D) Spend more money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy Treasury bonds. 12. A firm intends to expand its scale of production by investing in additional factory space and machinery. What immediate impact will this decision have on its costs? A) Total variable costs will rise. B) Average costs will rise. C) Total cost will be unchanged. D) Total fixed costs will rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total fixed costs will rise. 13. A rightward shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve will occur when A) The money supply increases. B) Exports exceed imports. C) The prices of imported raw materials increase. D) Unions have negotiated a wage increase for their members. E) The stock of physical capital increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The stock of physical capital increases. 14. The expenditures approach to calculating GDP uses the following equation: A) C + I + G + NX = Y. B) C + N + X = Y. C) C + I + G + X = Y. D) C + N + X = GDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C + I + G + NX = Y. 15. What will you pay back if you borrow $ A) Principal only. B) Interest only. C) Interest and finance charges. D) Principal + interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Principal + interest. 16. Because fiscal policies have to come from Government, they sometimes suffer from an "inside" lag. What does this mean? A) The specifics of the policies are slow to be created. B) The policies are only useful for people inside the government. C) The policies affect other countries first, then the US. D) The policies are enacted quickly, but take a long time to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The specifics of the policies are slow to be created. 17. Which of the following is a true statement about the economic development of nations? A) Resources and technology influence the economic development and quality of life of nations. B) Although important, the economic development of nations has little effect on the quality of life of its people. C) Modern technology is so widespread today that most people around the world have an acceptable quality of life. D) All but a few countries are developednations today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources and technology influence the economic development and quality of life of nations. 18. The study of national income accounting has become very important in recent years for the following reasons EXCEPT: A) Standard of living comparison. B) Economic performance over time. C) National planning. D) Races contribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Races contribution. 19. In the U.S. we have a calm assurance that we can get consistent access to energy resources and food, which is representative of economic A) Equity. B) Growth. C) Innovation. D) Predictability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predictability. 20. It happens when the workers demand for a wage increase, the employers act on it by increasing the price of the products. A) Demand-pull. B) Cost-push. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost-push. 21. Which of the following statements would be classified as "full employment'? A) Everyone who wants to work has a job. B) People who have been hunting for a job for a long time. C) Approximately 95% of people have a job. D) Everyone who wants to work have full time jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approximately 95% of people have a job. 22. The money that businesses spend in; buildings, land, equipment and people. A) Social Progress Index. B) Exportations and Importations. C) Investment. D) Inflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investment. 23. During downturns in the business cycle, the duration of unemployment generally increases. A) True. B) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The unemployment rate is rated as between this percentage point. A) 6% to 8%. B) 2% to 4%. C) 0% to 2%. D) 4% to 6%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4% to 6%. 25. Bert just graduated from college and is in the midst of applying for jobs. What type of unemployment is he experiencing? A) Cyclical. B) Structural. C) Frictional. D) Seasonal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frictional. 26. Which of the following actions would the central bank use to address inflation? A) Make an open-market sale of Treasury bills. B) Lower the discount rate. C) Increase the money supply. D) Raise taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make an open-market sale of Treasury bills. 27. In the short-run, if the government cuts back spending to balance its budget, it will likely cause a recession A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. An economic system in which a country's government makes strict rules that determine what products are made, who makes it, and how it is sold is an example of: A) Market Economy. B) Traditional Economy. C) Command Economy. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Command Economy. 29. Paper money backed by something tangible-such as silver or gold-that gives it value. A) Gold Standard. B) Fiat Money. C) Representative Market. D) Commodity Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative Market. 30. Explaining the relationship between interest rates and the money supply A) Microeconomic. B) Macroeconomics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macroeconomics. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEconomics QuizzesFinance QuizzesMacroeconomics Quiz 1Macroeconomics Quiz 2Macroeconomics Quiz 3Macroeconomics Quiz 4Macroeconomics Quiz 5Macroeconomics Quiz 6Macroeconomics Quiz 7Macroeconomics Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books