Test 2 Kahoot practice Flashcards

1
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Amount by which government expedite exceed revenues during a particular year is the

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Budget Deficit

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2
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A reduction in personal and business taxes can be expected to

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increase both aggregate demand and aggregate supply

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3
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Expansionary fiscal policy is so named because it

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is designed to EXPAND REAL GDP

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4
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An appropriate fiscal policy response to a severe recession would be

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an INCREASE in gov. spending

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5
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Accumulation of all past deficits minus all past surpluses

deficits - surpluses
is what

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Public debt

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6
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an INCREASE in PRODUCTIVITY does what to AGGREGATE SUPPLY

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it INCREASES

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7
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the crowding out effect of expansionary fiscal policy suggest that

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gov. spending INCREASES at the expense of private investment

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8
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the phases of the business cycle progress FROM

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peak
recession
trough
expansion

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9
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an investment decreases by 20 billion and the economy’s MPC is 0.5, the aggregate demand curve will shift

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leftward by 40 billion at each price level

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10
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MPC formula

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asdf

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11
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inflation is undesirable because it

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hurts some but others

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12
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Taylor wants a real rate of return of at least 4%, if inflation is 3%, what’s the lowest nominal rate she’ll accept?

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7%

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13
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Why is the long run aggregate supply curve drawn as a vertical straight line?

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resource availability, not prices determines output over time

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14
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The monetary multiplier is

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calculated by using the Reserve Requirement

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15
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Fiscal policy aims to stabilize the economy with changes in

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taxes and gov. spending

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16
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If the average price level fell in this country relative to other countries, our…

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IMPORTS would DECREASE and EXPORTS would INCREASE

17
Q

If depreciation exceeds Gross Private Domestic Investment

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the economy’s stock pf capital is shrinking

18
Q

Consumption Expenditures is the U.S usually account for approximately ___ % of GDP?

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70%