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Inflation vs Devaluation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is inflation?
a)
rise in all prices
b)
rise in most prices
c)
rise in some prices
d)
rise in general prices
2.
When inflation is high the _______________of the dollar decreases
a)
cost value
b)
purchasing power
c)
importance
d)
validity
3.
An index that measures the prices of a market basket of goods that typical consumers purchase.
a)
Consumer Price Index
b)
Federal Reserve
c)
Bank
d)
Deflation
4.
Who is most likely to be hurt by inflation?
a)
someone who borrowed money
b)
a retiree on a fixed income
c)
a business owner
d)
the U.S. government
5.
What the definition of deflation? 
a)
decrease in the average price of goods and services
b)
occurs when the price of goods and services rise
c)
increase in prices
d)
I don't know
6.
What causes demand pull inflation?
a)
rise in price due to a decrease in supply
b)
a rise in price level due to an increase in consumption
c)
a rise in price due to an increase in the cost of production
d)
a decrease in price due to a decrease in supply
7.
Which of the following groups suffer from high inflation
a)
Borrowers
b)
Lenders
c)
Taxpayers
d)
Property Investors
8.
What causes cost push inflation
a)
An increase in demand for goods and services
b)
An increase in supply
c)
A rise in production costs passed on to consumers
d)
A fall in the price of imports
9.

Which of the following explains the relations between the average price of aggregate supply and the quantity demanded?

a)

Aggregate demand

b)

Price level

c)

Producer price index

d)

Consumer price index

10.

Which of the following causes of inflation is often described as “too much money chasing too few goods”?

a)

Demand-pull inflation

b)

Cost-push inflation

c)

Demand-push inflation

d)

Cost-pull inflation

11.

What is inflation?

a)

Increase general price level of goods and services

b)

Increase price level from one private organisation

c)

Decrease general price level of goods

d)

Increase general price level of services

12.

Which type of inflation is correct?

a)

Cost - pull inflation

b)

Demand - push inflation

c)

Cost - push inflation

d)

All is correct

13.

What is CPI?

a)

Consumer price index

b)

Costumer pay index

c)

Consumer price Income

d)

Costumer pay income

14.

If the general price level increases by the way of an excess in the money supply what happens?

a)

Consumer purchasing power decreases

b)

Consumer purchasing power increases

c)

Customer power increases

d)

Purchasing power increases

15.

What is the most common cause of inflation?

a)

Pull-demand inflation

b)

Demand-pull inflation

c)

Cost-push inflation

d)

Push-cost inflation

16.
When inflation is high the _______________of the dollar decreases
a)
cost value
b)
purchasing power
c)
importance
d)
validity
17.

A ___________ is a reduction in the value of a currency that is set under a fixed exchange rate regime.

a)

Devaluation

b)

Revaluation

c)

Valuation

18.

A ___________ is an increase in the value of a currency that is set under a fixed exchange rate regime.

a)

Revaluation

b)

Devaluation

c)

Valuation

19.

Devaluation is

a)

Fall in the value of domestic currency in terms of foreign currency as a deliberate step adopted by the govt. under Fixed exchange rate system

b)

Rise in the value of domestic currency in terms of foreign currency as a deliberate step adopted by the govt. under Fixed exchange rate system

c)

Fall in the value of domestic currency in terms of foreign currency as a deliberate step adopted by the govt. under FLEXIBLE exchange rate system

20.

___________ is the practice of limiting trade to protect domestic industries.

a)

Protectionism

b)

Tariffs

c)

Import Quota

d)

Foreign Exchange Controls

21.

___________ are taxes on imports.

a)

Tariffs

b)

Import Quota

c)

Protectionism

d)

Foreign Exchange Controls

22.

Inflation causes devaluation.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Devaluation can actually become a cause of inflation.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Inflation is the opposite of deflation.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Devaluation is different from depreciation.

a)

False

b)

True