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Inflation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most economists believe that some inflation will occur when the economy is growing.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Inflation can best be defined as...

a)

A general increase in prices.

b)

An increase in prices of key items purchased by consumers.

c)

The increase in the value of fiat money

d)

The printing of too much paper money.

3.

Two causes of inflation are:

a)

Demand-pull

b)

Cost-push

c)

Command-lift

d)

Push-pull

4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
With inflation, AD > AS 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
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
9.
Fiscal policy is
a)
decisions the government makes to fight inflation
b)
actions the the Federal Reservice takes to control money supply
c)
does not help with inflation
10.
If aggregate demand rises faster than producers can supply goods services
a)
demand-pull inflation
b)
cost-push inflation
c)
inflation
11.
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
12.

_________ is a decrease in the rate of inflation.

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Disinflation

c)

Deflation

d)

Stagflation

13.

__________ refers to a decrease in price level.

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Disinflaation

c)

Deflation

d)

Stagflation

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

Consumption

b)

Producer Price Index

c)

Government spending

d)

Investment

15.

Which of the followings is NOT one of the forms of inflation?

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Disinflation

c)

Stagflation

d)

Pre-inflation

16.

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

17.

Inflation is most likely to occur during which phase of the business cycle

a)

Expansion

b)

Contraction

18.

An appropriate policy to overcome demand pull inflation is by

a)

reducing taxes

b)

a tight monetary policy

c)

an easy monetary policy

d)

increasing government spending

19.

Inflation that causes the supply curve to shift to the left and a reduction in the output is known as

a)

demand pull-inflation

b)

cost-push inflation

c)

fully-anticipated inflation

d)

hyperinflation

20.

To close an inflationary gap, the government could

a)

run budget deficits

b)

decrease income taxes

c)

increase development expenditure

d)

run budget surpluses