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How the Macroeconomy Works

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

All other things being equal, which one of the following is most likely to lead to an increase in imports? A fall in

a)

the exchange rate

b)

national income

c)

government expenditure

d)

the savings ratio

2.

Which one of the following statements concerning UK investment is correct?

a)

Increased investment leads to a reduction in saving.

b)

Investment is the largest component of aggregate demand.

c)

Investment is a withdrawal from the circular flow of income.

d)

Investment can increase the capital stock of the economy.

3.

All other things being equal, a large increase in interest rates in the UK is most likely to

a)

decrease the size of the government budget deficit.

b)

increase aggregate investment.

c)

lead to an increase in bank lending.

d)

decrease house prices.

4.

Which one of the following is most likely to result in a demand-side shock to the UK economy? A large rise in

a)

world commodity prices

b)

UK wages due to a wave of strikes

c)

UK interest rates

d)

the price of imported semi-manufactured goods

5.

Which one of the following is most likely to result in a rightward shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve?

a)

A decrease in wage rates

b)

A decrease in government spending

c)

An increase in taxation

d)

An increase in investment expenditure

6.

Which one of the following is most likely to affect aggregate demand in the short run?

a)

An increased rate of innovation

b)

An increase in labour productivity

c)

An increase in government spending

d)

An increase in the mobility of labour

7.

A leftward shift of aggregate demand could be explained by an increase in

a)

imports

b)

the price level

c)

costs of production

d)

investment

8.

Which one of the following is most likely to reduce the level of investment in a particular economy? A fall in

a)

the value of a country’s currency on the foreign exchange market.

b)

aggregate demand in the economy.

c)

the level of unemployment.

d)

the spare capacity of the economy.

9.

The relationship between the growth of national income and the resulting increase in investment is known as the

a)

accelerator

b)

output gap

c)

economic cycle

d)

multiplier

10.

All other things remaining equal, the shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right could have been caused by a decrease in

a)

the savings ratio

b)

energy prices

c)

labour productivity

d)

imports of consumer goods