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The law of diminishing returns states that as more of a variable factor is added to a certain amount of a fixed factor beyond some point. |
Total Physical product begins to fall
The marginal physical product rises
The marginal physical product falls
The average physical product falls.
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2 |
As the MPS increases, the multiplier will |
Increase
Either increase or decrease depending on the size of the change in investment
Remain constant
Decrease
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3 |
Which of the following is not an obvious or direct determinant of a country's imports. |
Real exchange rate
Income
Tariff rates
Interest rate
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4 |
Which is the most volatile component of aggregate demand. |
Net exports
Consumption
Investment
Government spending
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5 |
Which of the following is a determinant of consumption. |
Expectations about future prices
Level of indebtedness of consumers
The price level
All of the above
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6 |
Say's law states that |
Supply creates its own demand
Demand creates its own supply
There is no such things as a free lunch
Macro economics policy activism is essential to ensure full employment.
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7 |
The hypothesis that people know the true model of the economy and that they use this model and al available information to form their expectations of the future is the |
Relational expectations hypothesis.
Active expectations hypothesis
Static expectations hypothesis
Adeptive expectations hypothesis
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8 |
Rapid increases in the price level during periods of recession or high unemployment are known as. |
Slump
Stagnation
Stagflation
Inflation
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9 |
In a market system sellers act in ___ interest, but this leads to behaviors in ___ interest. |
Self : self
Self ; society's
Society's ; society's
society's, self
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10 |
The economists who emphasized wage flexibility as a solution for unemployment were. |
Monetarists
New keynesians
Classical economists
Keynesians
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11 |
Prices that do not always adjust rapidly to maintain equality between quantity supplied and quantity demanded are. |
Market prices
Sticky prices
Fixed prices
Regulatory prices
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12 |
Government policies that focus on increasing production rather than demand are called. |
Fiscal policies
Monetary policies
Incomes policies
Supply side policies
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13 |
Aggregate demand refers to the total demand for all domestically produced goods and services in an economy generated from. |
The household and government sectors
The household sector
All sectors except the rest of the world
All sectors including the rest of the world.
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14 |
According to Keynes, the level of employment is determined by |
Interest rates
The level of prices
The level of aggregate supply in the economy
The level of aggregate demand for goods and services.
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15 |
According to classical models the level of employment is determined primarily by |
Interest rates
The level of prices
The level of aggregate supply in the economy
The level of aggregate demand for goods and services
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16 |
A cut in the tax rate designed to reduce the business investment is an example of. |
Expansionary demand side policy
Contractionary demand side policy
Expansionary supply side policy
Contractionary supply side policy
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17 |
A cut in the income tax rate designed to encourage household consumption is an example of. |
Expansionary demand side policy
Contractionary demand side policy
Expansionary supply side policy
Contractionary supply side policy
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18 |
A study of how increase in the minimum wage rate will effect the national unemployment rate is an example of. |
Descriptive economics
Normative economics
Macro economics
Micro economics
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19 |
World trade has been increasing due to. |
Increased tariffs
Increased legal barriers
Increased embargoes
Reduced protectionism
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20 |
Why might a country resist globalization. |
Greater choice of final products
Greater choice of supplies
Greater competition for domestic firms
More markets to sell to
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21 |
Finding a partner to work with abroad is called a. |
Takeover
Merger
Acquisition
Joint venture
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22 |
Globalization is made more difficult by |
The actions of the World Trade Organization
The removal of protectionist measures
Exchange rate instability
More free trade agreements
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23 |
Which of the following best describes the selling of a production license to another firm. |
Hands over all rights to its products
Sells its products abroad
Sells the right to produce to another business
Sells the business to another business
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24 |
A multinational busniess |
Sells products abroad
Produces in more than one country
Imports from abroad
Sells only domestically
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25 |
Globalization is likely to increase with |
More protectionism
An increase in tariffs
More trade within countries
Greater trade flows between countries
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26 |
Which of the following is not a global organization? |
IMF
World bank
Competition commission
WTO
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27 |
The marginal propensity to consume in a less Developed Country is likely to be. |
<sub>Less than 0</sub>
Nearly 0
High
Low
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28 |
An injection of funds into a less developed country might set off the |
Multiplier
Marginal propensity to save
Average propensity to consume
The Laffer effect
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29 |
In a less developed country. |
The infrastructure is likely to be good.
Real wages are likely to be high
Unemployment is likely to be low
The primary sector is likely to be significant
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30 |
Less Developed countries lend to have |
A high average age
A slow population growth rate
High life expectancy
A low literacy rate
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