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Introduction to MP and FP

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is in charge of Monetary Policy

a)

The Government

b)

The Federal Reserve System

c)

The states

d)

The Department of the Treasury

2.

Monetary Policy is the Federal Reserve Systems attempt to...

a)

control the amount of money in circulation

b)

control the Federal Government's debt

c)

control state governments' spending

d)

none of these answers are correct.

3.
Which of these is NOT a monetary policy tool?
a)
Discount rate
b)
Balance Accounts
c)
Open Market Operation
d)
Reserved Requirements
4.
Which of the following scenarios would cause the nation’s money supply to increase?
a)
Decreasing government spending
b)
Lowering interest rates
c)
Raising interest rates
d)
Selling bonds to investors
5.

A tax that is the same "percentage" for everyone is called a _________ ?

a)

flat tax

b)

progressive tax

c)

proportional tax

d)

regressive

6.

If the business cycle were in a trough what could the Federal Reserve do to help it to come out?

a)

Lower the Reserve Rate

b)

Raise the Reserve Rate

c)

Raise Taxes

d)

Lower Taxes

7.

To reduce interest rates on loans and stimulate the economy, the Fed could_________? Choose two

a)

Raise the Discount Rate

b)

Raise the Reserve Rate

c)

Lower the Reserve Rate

d)

Buy Bonds

8.

If the business cycle was showing itself to be coming out of a trough all the following could be done to expand the economy except what?

a)

Lower the discount rate.

b)

Lower the reserve rate.

c)

Raise taxes.

d)

Buy bonds

e)

Government Spending

9.

Which of the following are the right approaches used by Central Bank to influence money supply?

a)

Required Reserved Ratio

b)

Discount Rate

c)

Open-Market Operations

d)

Taxation

10.

If Central Bank lower the required reserve ratio, it would

a)

limit money supply

b)

increase money supply

c)

money supply remain unchanged

11.

During inflationary period, central bank will use

a)

expansionary monetary policy

b)

contractionary monetary policy

c)

supply side policy

12.

Business will invest more if

a)

the interest rate on loan is low

b)

the interest rate on loan is high

c)

expected returns on investment is high

d)

expected returns on investment is low

13.

The goal of monetary policy is to

a)

sell bonds

b)

reduce unemployment

c)

prevent inflationary and recessionary economic periods

d)

increase tariffs on foreign countries

14.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a contractionary fiscal policy?

a)

Decreasing taxes

b)

Decreasing spending

c)

Decreasing aggregate demand

d)

Increasing taxes

15.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of expansionary fiscal policy?

a)

Decrease aggregate demand

b)

Increase government spending

c)

Cut taxes

d)

Decrease unemployment

16.

Which of the following is NOT a way the Fed influences the money supply?

a)

Decreasing taxes

b)

Changing the reserve ratio

c)

Influencing interest rates

d)

Buying or selling government securities

17.

During economic crisis, the primary role of the Federal Government is to promote a healthy economy by...

a)

controlling the budget

b)

setting spending levels

c)

manipulating taxes and government spending

d)

loaning out money

18.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Contractionary monetary policy would increase government revenue & slow down the economy.

b)

Contractionary fiscal policy would decrease the reserve requirement & slow down the economy.

c)

Contractionary fiscal policy would lead to an increase in the national debt.

d)

Contractionary monetary never works

19.

Which is an example of automatic stabilizer?

a)

Stimulus checks that congress had to vote on

b)

A paycheck from your employer

c)

Unemployment Insurance

d)

Interest on your savings account

20.

Which is a key characteristic of an automatic stabilizer?

a)

They take time to be implemented

b)

They occur automatically based on the phase of the business cycle we are in.

c)

They must be paid back to the government

d)

Only corporations have access to automatic stabilizers