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The aggregate demand curve shows the relationship between:

A. The price level and the quantity of real GDP demanded

B. The interest rate and investment spending

C. The price level and the quantity of money demanded

D. The exchange rate and net exports

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A. The price level and the quantity of real GDP demanded


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The term circular flow of income refers to:

A. The continuous flow of goods and services between households and firms in an economy

B. The circular flow of money between households and firms in an economy

C. The circular flow of resources between households and firms in an economy

D. The circular flow of exports and imports in an open economy

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The term marginal propensity to save (MPS) refers to:

A. The change in saving resulting from a change in disposable income

B. The total amount of saving in an economy

C. The change in consumption resulting from a change in disposable income

D. The total amount of consumption in an economy

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If the economy is in a recessionary gap, it implies that:

A. Actual output is less than potential output

B. Actual output is greater than potential output

C. The inflation rate is high

D. The unemployment rate is low

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Which of the following is an example of fiscal policy?

A. The Federal Reserve adjusting interest rates

B. The government increasing spending on infrastructure projects

C. The government selling bonds to the public

D. The central bank conducting open market operations

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The term cost-push inflation is caused by:

A. An increase in production costs that leads to higher prices

B. An increase in consumer demand for goods and services

C. An increase in government spending on infrastructure projects

D. An increase in the money supply by the central bank

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The term automatic stabilizers refers to:

A. Government policies that automatically adjust to stabilize the economy during economic fluctuations

B. The tools used by the central bank to stabilize the money supply

C. The policies implemented by the government to control inflation

D. The policies implemented by the government to control unemployment

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Which of the following is a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price?

A. Price elasticity of demand

B. Cross-price elasticity of demand

C. Income elasticity of demand

D. Price elasticity of supply

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The term marginal propensity to consume (MPC) refers to:

A. The change in consumption resulting from a change in disposable income

B. The total amount of consumption in an economy

C. The change in investment resulting from a change in interest rates

D. The total amount of saving in an economy

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The money supply is primarily determined by:

A. The Federal Reserve

B. Commercial banks

C. The Treasury Department

D. The President of the United States

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The term price elasticity of supply measures:

A. The responsiveness of quantity supplied to changes in price

B. The responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price

C. The responsiveness of consumer preferences to changes in price

D. The responsiveness of production costs to changes in price

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The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical because it is determined by:

A. The level of government spending

B. The level of potential output

C. The level of aggregate demand

D. The level of inflation

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Which of the following is a measure of the overall level of prices in an economy?

A. Consumer Price Index (CPI)

B. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

C. Money Supply (M2)

D. Aggregate Demand (AD)

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The term opportunity cost refers to:

A. The value of the next best alternative that must be forgone when a decision is made to allocate resources to a particular use

B. The total cost incurred in producing a good or service

C. The cost incurred when a firm decides to shut down operations

D. The cost of goods and services in an open economy

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The term deficit spending refers to a situation where:

A. The government's expenditures exceed its revenues in a given period

B. The government's revenues exceed its expenditures in a given period

C. The government's expenditures are equal to its revenues in a given period

D. The government borrows money from the central bank

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The term Phillips curve depicts the relationship between:

A. Inflation and unemployment

B. Government spending and taxes

C. Savings and investment

D. Consumption and income

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The term stagflation refers to a situation where:

A. There is high inflation and high unemployment simultaneously

B. There is low inflation and low unemployment simultaneously

C. There is high inflation and low unemployment simultaneously

D. There is low inflation and high unemployment simultaneously

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The term fractional reserve banking refers to:

A. A system in which banks are required to hold a fraction of their deposits in reserves

B. A system in which banks are required to hold all of their deposits in reserves

C. A system in which banks are not required to hold any reserves

D. A system in which banks are required to hold more than their deposits in reserves

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If the government implements expansionary fiscal policy, it will likely lead to:

A. Higher inflation and higher economic growth

B. Lower inflation and lower economic growth

C. Higher inflation and lower economic growth

D. Lower inflation and higher economic growth

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If the government runs a budget deficit, it means that:

A. Government spending exceeds government revenue

B. Government revenue exceeds government spending

C. Government revenue and spending are equal

D. Taxes are too high

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Which of the following is a measure of income inequality?

A. Gini coefficient

B. Consumer Price Index (CPI)

C. Producer Price Index (PPI)

D. Lorenz curve

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The term marginal cost refers to:

A. The additional cost of producing one more unit of a good or service

B. The total cost of producing a given quantity of a good or service

C. The average cost of producing all units of a good or service

D. The fixed cost of producing a given quantity of a good or service

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The term comparative advantage refers to:

A. The ability of one country to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another country

B. The ability of one country to produce a good or service with fewer resources than another country

C. The ability of one country to produce a good or service at a higher opportunity cost than another country

D. The ability of one country to produce all goods and services more efficiently than another country

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The term money multiplier refers to:

A. The ratio of the change in the money supply to the change in the monetary base

B. The ratio of government spending to the level of GDP

C. The ratio of taxes to disposable income

D. The ratio of investment to savings in an economy

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The term balance of payments refers to:

A. A record of all economic transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world in a given period

B. The difference between government revenues and expenditures in a given period

C. The difference between exports and imports of goods and services in a given period

D. The total amount of money in circulation in a country

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The multiplier effect refers to:

A. The impact of an initial change in spending on aggregate demand and, consequently, on real GDP

B. The tendency of consumers to save a large portion of their income

C. The effect of an increase in the money supply on interest rates

D. The impact of inflation on purchasing power

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The term real wage rate refers to:

A. The purchasing power of wages after accounting for inflation

B. The nominal wage rate adjusted for taxes

C. The average wage rate in an economy

D. The wage rate set by the government

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The term inflationary gap refers to a situation where:

A. Actual output is less than potential output

B. Actual output is greater than potential output

C. The inflation rate is high

D. The unemployment rate is low

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Which of the following is a component of aggregate expenditure in the economy?

A. Government transfers

B. Taxes

C. Consumption

D. Imports

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The term money multiplier refers to:

A. The ratio of the change in the money supply to the change in the monetary base

B. The ratio of government spending to the level of GDP

C. The ratio of taxes to disposable income

D. The ratio of investment to savings in an economy

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The term sticky prices refers to:

A. Prices that do not change quickly in response to changes in supply and demand

B. Prices that are set by the government and cannot be changed by firms

C. Prices that are adjusted continuously in response to changes in the economy

D. Prices that are set by monopolies to maximize profit