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The term commodity money refers to:

A. Money that has intrinsic value, such as gold or silver

B. Money that is backed by the government's promise to exchange it for a commodity

C. Money that is used for international trade

D. Money that is created by the central bank

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A. Money that has intrinsic value, such as gold or silver


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The term commodity money refers to:

A. Money that has intrinsic value, such as gold or silver

B. Money that is backed by the government's promise to exchange it for a commodity

C. Money that is used for international trade

D. Money that is created by the central bank

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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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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 term perfectly elastic demand refers to a situation where:

A. Consumers are willing to buy any quantity of a good at a given price

B. Consumers are only willing to buy a fixed quantity of a good at any price

C. The quantity demanded of a good does not change regardless of the price

D. The demand for a good is perfectly inelastic

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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 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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The 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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Which of the following is a tool of monetary policy used by the Federal Reserve?

A. Open market operations

B. Government spending

C. Taxation

D. Fiscal stimulus

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If the government implements a policy of increasing the money supply to stimulate economic activity, it is employing:

A. Expansionary monetary policy

B. Contractionary monetary policy

C. Expansionary fiscal policy

D. Contractionary fiscal policy

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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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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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The term deadweight loss refers to:

A. The loss of economic efficiency that occurs when a market is not in equilibrium

B. The loss of consumer surplus that occurs when prices increase

C. The loss of producer surplus that occurs when prices decrease

D. The loss of government revenue due to taxes

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The term trade surplus occurs when:

A. Exports exceed imports

B. Imports exceed exports

C. Both exports and imports are equal

D. Both exports and imports are zero

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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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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 consumer surplus refers to:

A. The difference between the highest price a consumer is willing to pay for a good and the price they actually pay

B. The difference between the cost of production and the price at which a good is sold

C. The total amount of money spent by consumers on goods and services

D. The total amount of money earned by consumers from their jobs

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The term ceteris paribus means:

A. All else equal

B. Let the buyer beware

C. Supply creates its own demand

D. The invisible hand

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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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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 term market equilibrium refers to a situation where:

A. The quantity supplied is equal to the quantity demanded in a market

B. The quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded in a market

C. The quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied in a market

D. The price level is constant in a market

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The term balance of trade refers to:

A. The difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services

B. The difference between government revenues and expenditures

C. The difference between a country's savings and investments

D. The difference between the government budget deficit and surplus

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The term commodity bundle in economics refers to:

A. A collection of goods and services used to calculate inflation

B. A collection of goods and services that a consumer typically buys

C. A collection of goods and services used to calculate GDP

D. A collection of goods and services produced in a specific industry

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Which of the following is an example of a public good?

A. National defense

B. A private car

C. A pair of shoes

D. A restaurant meal

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The term fiscal policy refers to:

A. Government policies related to taxation and spending to influence the economy

B. Central bank policies related to interest rates and money supply

C. Policies aimed at regulating international trade

D. Policies related to the regulation of financial markets

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

A. Lower inflation and lower economic growth

B. Higher inflation and higher economic growth

C. Higher inflation and lower economic growth

D. Lower inflation and higher economic growth

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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 real interest rate is:

A. The nominal interest rate adjusted for inflation

B. The interest rate charged by banks on loans

C. The interest rate earned on a savings account

D. The interest rate set by the central bank

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The term capital gains tax is a tax on:

A. Profits earned from selling an asset, like a stock or real estate, at a higher price than it was purchased

B. Profits earned from producing and selling goods and services

C. Wages earned from labor

D. Interest earned from savings accounts

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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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The term government budget surplus occurs when:

A. Government revenues exceed government expenditures in a given period

B. Government expenditures exceed government revenues in a given period

C. Government revenues and expenditures are equal in a given period

D. Taxes are too high