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A decrease in fully autonomous investment other things equal shifts the ______ curve to the
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A. IS ; right
B. IS ; Left
C. LM ; Left
D. LM ; right
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If a perfectly competitive industry is in long run equilibrium all firms will
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A. Have a marginal costs
B. Have identical supply curves
C. Operate at the point where marginal cost just covers all variable costs
D. Have equal fixed costs
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A tax increase __________ disposable income ____ consumption expenditure and shifts the IS curve to the.
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A. Increase; increases ; right
B. Increase ; decreases ; left
C. decreases ; increases ; left
D. decreases ; decreases ; left
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During the early years of the Great depression there was a significant decrees n the the money supply that causes. the ______ to shift____
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A. LM ; rightward
B. IS ; rightwards
C. LM ; Leftward
D. IS ; Leftward
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The intersection of the IS and LM curves captures.
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A. The equilibrium of the demand and supply sides of the economy
B. the equivalence of monetary and fiscal policy
C. Joint equilibrium in the goods and money markets
D. All of the above
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| 6 |
The main source of interest profits for banks is.
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A. Checking account fees
B. Loans
C. Government securities
D. Savigng accounts
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As the required reserve ratio is decreased the money multiplier.
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A. Could either increase or decrease
B. Remains the same as long as banks hold no excess reserves
C. Increase
D. Decreases
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When there is no change in central banking holding of international reserve balances a country's
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A. Trae balance always equals 0
B. Current account balance always equals 0
C. Capital account balance always equals 0
D. Balance of payments always equal 0
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In the money market a condition of excess demand for money can be eliminated by a __________ in aggregate output or a ____ in the interest rate both of which reduce the quantity of money demanded.
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A. rise ; rise
B. rise; fall
C. fall ; rise
D. fall ; fall
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| 10 |
If the central bank prints more 10 billion and spends them then as a direct result of this action.
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A. M1 and M2 both increases
B. Neighed M1 nor M2 increase
C. M1 increase but M2 does not
D. M2 increased but M1 does not.
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You move some of your savings account balance into your checking account.
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A. M2 falls and M1 rises
B. M1 falls and M2 rises
C. M1 and M2 are unchanged
D. M1 rises and M2 remains unchanged
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What happens to the money supply if the deficit is financed by selling bonds to the central bank.
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A. The money supply increases
B. The money supply decreases
C. The money supply is unaffected
D. We cannot tell what will happen to the money supply
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How do the banks gain from this corporate behavior.
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A. More loans can be made
B. Tax free profits can be made
C. Interest rates can be increased
D. By circumvent banking regulations
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| 14 |
The idea that the money supply should change to accommodate changes in aggregate demand is associated with the ideas of.
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A. Milton Friedman
B. Ronald reagan
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. John Maynard Keynes
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Which of the following causes M1 demand is decrease.
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A. A fall in the tax rate
B. An increase in income
C. A fall in the interest rate
D. An increase in the use of credit cards
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Net taxes are.
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A. Government expenditures minus government revenues.
B. Taxes paid by firms and households to the government minus the transfer payments made to firms and household.
C. Taxes paid by firms and household to the government plus transfer payments made to firms and hose holds.
D. Taxes paid by firms and hose hold to the government minus the cost of collecting the taxes.
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Increasing the government budget deficit.
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A. Increases output in the long run
B. Decreases output in the short run
C. Decreases output in the long run.
D. Decreases the interest rate in the medium run.
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Automatic stabilizers
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A. Counter balance fluctuations in economic activity.
B. Reinforce fluctuations in economic activity
C. Do not occur when the economy falls into recession
D. Reduces the size of the deflationary gap
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In the Keynesian corss diagra, an increase in autonomous consumer expenditure causes the aggregate demand function to shift up the equilibrium level of aggregate output to _______ and the IS curve to shift to the _______
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A. rise ; left
B. rise ; right
C. fall ; left
D. fall ; right
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Money or paper currency serves at least _______ functions.
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A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Seven
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