The part of consumption that is independent of disposable income is called A) autonomous consumption. B) fixed consumption. C) automatic consumption. D) personal consumption. ANSWER A
Which of the following is the rate of unemployment that occurs after all adjustments in the labor market have occurred? A) the structural rate of unemployment B) the cyclical rate of unemployment C) the natural rate of unemployment D) the frictional rate of unemployment ANSWER C
A person is preparing for a long automobile trip and cashes in a certificate of deposit for cash in case of emergencies along the way. This is an example of the A) transactions demand for money. B) asset demand for money. C) precautionary demand for money. D) wealth demand for money. ANSWER C
The share of net public debt owed to foreign residents today is close to A) 80 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 100 percent. D) 50 percent. ANSWER D
A rightward shift of long-run aggregate supply without any change in aggregate demand A) results in a lower price level. B) increases the price level along with an increase in real GDP. C) will leave real GDP unchanged. D) increases the price level without any change in real GDP. ANSWER A
If the real interest rate is lower than the equilibrium real interest rate: A) the quantity of credit demanded equals the quantity of credit supplied. B) the quantity of credit demanded falls short of the quantity of credit supplied. C) the quantity of credit supplied falls short of the quantity of credit demanded. D) interest […]
The relationship that tells us how much a person intends to spend at various levels of income is A) the expenditure function. B) the consumption function. C) the buying function. D) the spending function. ANSWER B
The asset demand for money is related to the function of money called A) medium of exchange. B) standard of deferred payment. C) store of value. D) unit of account. ANSWER C
Which of the following holds true in a circular flow diagram? A) Income flow are represented by drawing an arrow from the household sector to firms. B) Factor flows are represented by drawing an arrow from the firm sector to the household sector. C) Production flows are represented by drawing an arrow from the firm […]
________ occurs when the Fed creates a large amount of reserves to buy long-term bonds from banks. A) Budgetary surplus B) Monetary neutrality C) Money illusion D) Quantitative easing ANSWER D