ECO 203 Week 5 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University

ECO 203 Week 5 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University 


Question 1 

All but which of the following policies are supply-side?

 

o   Increased defense spending

o   Reduced spending on social welfare

o   Reduced personal and business taxes

o   Deregulation of selected industries

 

Question 2

Which of the following is LEAST affected by the Fed’s changes in money supply and interest rates?

 

o   The terms of new loans

o   The return on various assets

o   The rate of unemployment

o   The amount of funds available to borrow

 

 

Question 3

The Great Recession occurred in __________.

 

o   1929–1933

o   1937–1939

o   1953–1955

o   2007–2009

 

Question 4

If Robert goes to his local community college and learns to be a welder, there will be an impact on __________.

 

o   The aggregate supply curve, because he will be more productive

o   The aggregate demand curve, because he will earn and spend more money

o   Neither the aggregate supply nor demand curve because human capital does not shift either curve

o   Both the aggregate supply curve, because he will be more productive, and the aggregate demand curve, because he will earn and spend more money

 

 

 Question 5

When economic growth occurs, society often pays certain costs. Which of the following is the LEAST likely cost society pays for economic growth?

 

o   Increase of inflation

o   Loss of environmental quality

o   A smaller labor force

o   A forfeiture of leisure time

 

 

Question 6

If the government is running a deficit, and an increase in government spending is financed by higher taxes, __________.

 

o   The government will have to print more money or government bonds

o   The government will borrow less than it would if taxes were unchanged

o   It is more inflationary than if it is financed with money creation

o   It will not be necessary for the government to borrow

 

 

Question 7

To what are changes in employment and unemployment MOST closely linked?

 

o   Changes in real output

o   Rising bond prices

o   High rates of inflation

o   Government taxes

 

 

Question 8

A Keynesian economist would MOST likely argue that there is a stable relationship between __________ and __________.

 

o   Real disposable income; real consumption

o   The money supply; an increase in real income

o   The money supply; real consumption

o   Real disposable income; a decrease in real output

 

 

Question 9

Dr. Louise Atwater is an economist who believes that market imperfections are large and, as a result, short run can be very long. To which school of thought does Dr. Atwater most likely belong?

 

o   Classical

o   Keynesian

o   Monetarist

o   New classical

 

Question 10

When aggregate demand increases, firms with market power—like Walmart—are MOST likely to raise __________.

 

o   Prices

o   Output

o   Wages

o   Sales tax

 

 

 

 

 

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