1. Aggregate demand differs from regular demand in that aggregate demand
Measures demand for the entire economy, rather than one market
Is only used when trying to measure money markets
Includes supply as well as demand
Is inelastic while regular demand is elastic

2. If the U.S. economy was in a recession, which fiscal policy would be most appropriate to get out of the recession?
Decrease government spending, the citizens will have more money to spend
Decrease taxes, people have more disposable income
Raise the reserve requirement, banks will have more money to loan
Buy bonds on the open market, the money supply will increase

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4. When the Fed is conducting open market operations, they are
Buying or selling government bonds
Buying or selling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange
Buying or selling factors in the factor market
Buying or selling goods in the product market

5. When the Federal Reserve buys securities on the open market, they are hoping to
Encourage people to save more money.
Expand the money supply and increase GDP.
Reduce the amount of money banks are required to hold the reserves.
Shrink the money supply and discourage inflation.

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7. Unemployment that occurs as a result of a recession or an economic downturn is
Frictional
Seasonal
Structural
Cyclical

8. Which is NOT something governments typically do in market economies?
Resolve market failures
Protect rights
Set prices
Provide public goods

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10. The total amount of goods and services produced throughout the economy is
Aggregate supply
Quantity supplied
Supply shock
Aggregate demand

11. A person trying to find the unemployment rate in a country needs which two pieces of information?
The total number of jobs and the number of people without jobs
The number of unemployed people and the number of discouraged workers
The number of unemployed people and the population
The number of unemployed people and the number in the labor force

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13. The unemployment rate, GDP, and CPI can be used to determine
The supply and demand of a market
Which stage of the business cycle and economy is on
If a country uses a market or command economy
How likely a person is to get credit

14. In country A, everyone pays a 10% income tax
In country A, everyone pays a 10% income tax. This type of tax system is known as
Sales
Progressive
Regressive
Proportional

15. Recession Contraction Expansion Trough
If an economy experiences the following: 12% inflation (very high), 2.5% unemployment (very low), and high investment, they are MOST LIKELY on which part of the business cycle?
Recession
Contraction
Expansion
Trough

16. Adding everything the U.S. Government owes calculates the
National deficit
Unemployment rate
National debt
Balance of payments

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18. Increased the reserve requirement
Assume the U.S. Government’s most recent fiscal policy slowly caused the economy to speed up and enter an expansion. Most likely, the government
Increased taxes
Increased the reserve requirement
Decreased the discount rate
Decreased taxes

19. Expansion Peak Contraction Unemployment
You hear on the radio that the Fed is lowering the discount rate and buying a large number of treasury bonds. Based on this information, which part of the business cycle does the Fed most likely believe the economy is in?
Expansion
Peak
Contraction
Unemployment

20. National deficits are different than the national debt because
Deficits occur when expenditures exceed revenues for 1 fiscal year
Only deficits vary from year to year
Deficits are calculated using all previous deficits
Debts are consistently repaid and deficits cannot be

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22. By comparing the real GDP of two time periods a person can measure the
Consumer price index
Inflation rate
Economic growth rate
Unemployment rate

23. Assume an economy is having high unemployment and low GDP
Assume an economy is having high unemployment and low GDP. Which fiscal policy would be most appropriate to correct this situation?
Increase the discount rate
Decrease government spending
Decrease taxes
Increase the reserve requirement

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25. If the CPI for the last three months has been 100, 101, 104, then what DEFINITE conclusion can you make about the economy?
The production possibilities curve has shifted
Prices have increased
GDP is improving
Unemployment has decreased

26. Comparing real GDP between two consecutive years is MOST useful in determining which economic measurement?
Equity
Exchange rates
Equilibrium price
Economic growth

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28. An economy that is at full employment
Has close to zero cyclical unemployment
Has found a job for everyone
Has close to zero frictional and structural unemployment
Has only seasonal unemployment

29. Gross domestic product Consumer price index Unemployment rate
A market basket represents a long list of goods and services that the average household buys in a given time period. By dividing a market basket of goods and services from one time period by a market basket from another time period a person can calculate the
Gross domestic product
Consumer price index
Unemployment rate
Aggregate supply

30. Which person would be hurt the MOST by sudden inflation?
Sally, who has a fixed payment on a mortgage
Jim, who works at a company that gives raises every year
Pedro, who receives income from the stock portfolio
Marie, who is retired and lives on a fixed income

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32. A market basket is generally used for
Comparing prices of standard goods between years to determine inflation
Putting things in while you walk around the store
Advertising new products for companies
Determining how much GDP is produced every year

33. If an economy is in a trough on the business cycle
Unemployment is high, real GDP growth is low, and inflation is low
Unemployment is low, real GDP growth is high, and inflation is high
Unemployment is low, real GDP growth is low, and inflation is low
Unemployment is high, real GDP growth is high, and inflation is low

34. Cyclical Frictional Structural Seasonal
Unemployment characterized by large numbers of workers who have recently been replaced by machines or laid-off due to technological improvements is considered to be which kind of unemployment?
Cyclical
Frictional
Structural
Seasonal

35. Gross Domestic Product is a method for calculating how much a country produces by adding which four spending categories?
Consumption, Interest Rates, Government, Net Exports
Consumption, Investment, Government, Business expenditures
Consumption, Investment, Government, Net Exports
Wages, Rent, Interest, Dividends

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37. Which is used to measure economic growth?
Real GDP
Interest rates
Inflation
Unemployment

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39. In the United States economy, the role of money is to
Create jobs in the factor market
Control inflation
Set prices on goods and services
Facilitate exchange between buyers and sellers

40. Which set of information would indicate that an economy is on the recovery phase of the business cycle?
Low inflation, increasing unemployment, decreasing GDP
Increasing inflation, decreasing unemployment, increasing GDP
Increasing inflation, increasing unemployment, increasing GDP
Decreasing inflation, increasing unemployment, decreasing GDP

41. When calculating GDP, the purchase of a new factory is counted as
Net exports
Investment
Government
Consumption

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43. The consumer price index is used primarily to measure the
Economic growth of a country
Unemployment rate
Production possibilities curve
Inflation rate

44. Seasonal Cyclical Structural Frictional
Sharlee was recently laid off from her job at a manufacturing plant when the company she worked for brought in a machine to replace her. This is classified as what type of unemployment?
Seasonal
Cyclical
Structural
Frictional

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46. Which BEST describes GDP?
GDP is used to determine the inventories of business around the US.
GDP measures the market value of all goods and services economy in a given time period.
It is the data used to determine how many people are employed.

47. Contraction, because both of the policies are contractionary.
What is MOST LIKELY to happen to the economy if the Federal Reserve Bank increases the discount rate at the same time that Congress passes a law reducing government spending?
Contraction, because both of the policies are contractionary.
Expansion, because both of the policies are expansionary.
Nothing, because the policies cancel each other.
Nothing, because one is a fiscal policy and the other is a monetary policy.

48. If the Fed buys treasury securities on the open market at the same time that the government drastically increases spending, then
It is obvious both institutions thought the economy was on a peak.
The business cycle will invert.
The policies will cancel each other and there will be no change in the economy.
Aggregate demand is likely to increase causing inflation.

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50. Monetary Policy is defined as
Decisions of the Federal Reserve System that determine the monetary supply
Buying and selling of currency in foreign exchange markets
Interaction of buyers and sellers in the market place
Taxing and spending decisions of the United States Government

51. Assume the Fed has recently made large sales on the open market and Congress has passed legislation that includes large tax increases. If this is true then apparently economic leaders believe
A drastic deficit in the balance of trade exists
The economy is performing on the production possibilities curve
Hyperinflation and overproduction is occurring

52. The economy is in the trough of the business cycle
The economy is in the trough of the business cycle. A budget surplus means that
The government has spent more money than the Fed.
The Fed has spent more money than the government.
The government has taken in more money than it spent.
The government has spent more money than it took in.

53. Increase government spending, sell bonds
If the economy was in a recession and the Federal Reserve Bank and Congress BOTH wanted to correct it quickly, which policy combination would be best?
Increase government spending, sell bonds
Raise taxes, sell bonds
Cut taxes, buy bonds
Cut taxes, sell bonds

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