A government grant that gives an inventor the exclusive right or privilege to make, use, or sell his or her invention is known as A) a negative externality. B) a patent. C) a protectionism clause. D) a positive externality. ANSWER B
Date: September 2nd, 2020
When government spending exceeds government revenues during a given period of time A) the national debt must be decreasing. B) a budget surplus exists. C) Congress is obliged to raise taxes. D) a budget deficit exists. ANSWER D
Date: September 2nd, 2020
In a closed economy: A) consumption is equal to zero. B) investment is equal to zero. C) government spending is equal to zero. D) net exports is equal to zero. In a closed economy, without the government, the consumption expenditure equals $5,000 and the investment expenditure equals $2,000. ANSWER D
Date: September 2nd, 2020
Which of the following statements is true? A) Knowledge of economics complicates decision making. B) Economics is more of a theoretical subject with limited applications in the real world. C) Testing with data is essential to develop a good theory. D) Cost-benefit analysis can be applied only to limited economic decisions. ANSWER C
Date: September 2nd, 2020
Which of the following statements is true? A) Economics does not provide insights into human behavior. B) Economic reasoning tends to reduce the quality of decision making. C) Economics is concerned with money, not choices. D) Economics can be used to predict people’s actions. ANSWER D
Date: September 2nd, 2020
If a shift in aggregate demand only affects real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), then the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve must be A) upward sloping. B) downward sloping. C) horizontal. D) vertical. ANSWER C
Date: September 2nd, 2020
What is measured on the horizontal axis on the aggregate demand graph? A) nominal income B) real GDP per year C) unemployment D) the price level ANSWER B
Date: September 2nd, 2020
According to the above table, the value of MPS is A) 0.9. B) 0.1. C) 0.2. D) increasing as real disposable income rises. ANSWER B
Date: September 2nd, 2020
How does a government budget deficit occur? A) A government’s tax revenues exceed its spending. B) If a nation carries a public debt, it must be running a deficit every year. C) A government’s spending exceeds its tax revenues. D) A nation earns more on exports than it spends on imports. ANSWER C
Date: September 2nd, 2020
What does research tell us about the impact of Ricardian equivalence effects on the economy? A) Ricardian equivalence effects may exist, but their magnitudes are unclear. B) There is no evidence of any impact of Ricardian equivalence effects. C) Ricardian equivalence effects have a huge impact on aggregate demand. D) There is a very small […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
