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MACROECONOMIC

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

1. Which of these options is not a role of government?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Lawmaker

d)

Tax payer

2.

2. What is Macroeconomics?

a)

the economy as a whole

b)

The part of economics concerned with single factors and the effects of individual decisions

c)

The study of how a national economy works

d)

The analysis of the behavior of individual consumers and producers

3.

3. Which of these options is a macroeconomic objective?

a)

Economic growth

b)

A high and stable level of employment

c)

Equitable distribution of income and wealth

d)

All three

4.

4. If a government can achieve their aims

a)

It will create a favorable economic climate for business and improve people’s standard of living

b)

The level of employment will decrease

c)

People’s standard of living will deteriorate

d)

People's standard of living will stagnate

5.

5. How do governments want to achieve their aims?

a)

By exploiting people

b)

By maximizing the exploitation of natural resources

c)

In satisfying big companies requests

d)

In an environmentally sustainable manner

6.

6. Expansionary policy is used to boost economic activity. Which of these propositions is not an expansionary policy tool?

a)

Decreasing interest rates

b)

Increasing interest rates

c)

Increasing government spendings

7.

7. Expansionary policy will often be used, except

a)

During recession

b)

During rising inflation

c)

During an economic downturn

8.

8. Supply-side policies:

a)

Aim to maximizing the exploitation of natural resources

b)

Aim to boost the productive potential of the economy and increase aggregate supply

c)

Aim to slow down the economy during rising inflation

d)

Aim to unbalance the trade balance

9.

9. When implementing supply-side policies, the government uses a range of tools to increase the quantity and quality of resources in the economy such as:

a)

Subsidies

b)

Competition policy

c)

Tax incentives

d)

All three

10.

10. Contractionary policy is used to slow economic activity. Which of these propositions is not a contractionary policy?

a)

Decreasing interest rates

b)

Increasing interest rates

c)

Decreasing government spendings

11.

11. Contractionary policy will often be used:

a)

During recession

b)

During rising inflation

c)

During an economic downturn

d)

During an overheating economy

12.

12. Expansionary policy is used to boost economic activity by:

a)

Decreasing interest rates

b)

Increasing interest rates

c)

Decreasing government spendings

d)

Increasing government spendings

13.

13. The definition of inflation

a)

Sustained fall in the general price level.

b)

The rise in the general level of prices

14.

14. Fiscal policy is

a)

The total demand for goods and services in the economy

b)

Policies that control the supply of money, the price of money, and the availability of credit.

c)

Use of government spending and revenue collection measures to influence the economy.

d)

When a nation's total output of goods and services increases over time

15.

15. Factors of production

a)

Goods and services

b)

Technology

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

All three