WorksheetsQuizziz Final Review: Pt 2
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which phase in the business cycle is characterized by increasing employment and increasing consumer spending?
recession
inflation
recovery
peak
What is the economic term for the group of people who are more than 16 years old and employed or looking for work?
underemployed
employment rate
discouraged worker
labor force
A worker who loses a job at a petroleum refinery because consumers and business firms switch from oil to the burning of coal is an example of which of the following kinds of unemployment?
frictional unemployment
structural unemployment
cyclical unemployment
seasonal unemployment
A decline in total spending in the economy results in what type of unemployment?
frictional unemployment
structural unemployment
cyclical unemployment
seasonal unemployment
Which of the following contributes to COST PUSH INFLATION?
Minimum wage increases $2 an hour.
The government lowers interest rates.
A new less expensive metal is discovered for manufacturing.
Government regulations are limited.
According to the following criteria, which would the government consider to be employed?
someone who has given up looking for work
someone working 1+ hours a week for pay
someone volunteering 40 hours per week
someone under 16 years old working part time
Which of the following describes a product that is counted as part of Gross Domestic Product?
a 2003 used Saturn Wagon sold at the I-80 Auto Mall on North 27th
a piece of lumber used to make a chair
a new school desk
a hairdresser buying shampoo for her salon
Choose the element/component of GDP that would be most impacted: Worried about an increasing budget deficit, the government decides to buy fewer military planes.
consumption
government spending
investment
net exports
Choose the element/component of GDP that would be most impacted: Many more Americans decide to buy foreign cars rather than American cars due to better fuel consumption.
consumption
government spending
investment
net exports
Choose the element/component of GDP that would be most impacted: Households are worried about future employment rates and begin to spend less money.
consumption
government spending
investment
net exports
The kind of unemployment that economists consider to be "normal" and is based on quitting or being fired is called what?
frictional
structural
seasonal
cyclical
If unemployment increases, what changes would economists expect in GDP and inflation
increase, increase
increase, decrease
decrease, increase
decrease, decrease
What happens to the buying power of money during inflation
Buying power increases.
Buying power decreases.
Buying power hyper-increases.
Buying power is unaffected.
Assuming a period of recession, which of the following actions would most likely stimulate expansion of the economy
reduced profits
reduced purchasing power
increased investment
increased unemployment
What is the opposite of a tax? In other words, you receive money instead of having it taken by the government.
subsidy
deadweight loss
incidence
What type of tax?
progressive
regressive
flat
proportional
A property tax rate that is the same for everyone. Usually for things like property.
progressive
regressive
proportional
Income tax is a __________ tax.
progressive
regressive
proportional
What is the tax incidence for a toll road?
individual consumers who use the road
the company that produced the road
the government
Which type of tax system: a diamond necklace or a yacht.
ability-to-pay
benefits-received
The largest source of revenue the federal government receives is from
corporate income tax
sales tax
individual income tax
excise tax
The government has two categories of spending: mandatory and discretionary. Which type of spending cannot be adjusted because it is law (social security, medicare)?
discretionary
mandatory
The number one discretionary spending program of the federal government is
military
social security
education
welfare
Taxes don't allow for efficiency (best use of money and income). What is this called-- this waste?
negative externality
subsidy
deadweight loss
debt
WHAT is being taxed. Like income when we discuss Income Tax. Income is taxed.
tax base
tax rate
tax structure
tax incidence
The #1 tax revenue source for the US Federal Government is
property tax
individual income tax
corporate income tax
excise tax
What government entity is in charge of Monetary Policy?
The FED
The President of the United States
Congress
The Internal Revenue Service
Fiscal Policy involves
manipulation of the money supply through buying and selling bonds
manipulation of the interest rates
manipulation of government spending
all of these are fiscal policy
What governmental body is in charge of fiscal policy?
The FED
The President and Congress
The Federal Reserve
The Supreme Court
Which policy is contractionary Fiscal Policy?
Raise Taxes
Lower Taxes
Increase Spending
Borrow More
Lowering taxes and increasing spending are what type of fiscal policy?
expansionary
contractionary
neither will expand nor contract the economy
What is the purpose of Fiscal and Monetary Policy?
To smooth out the business cycle
To create booms and busts
To create an consistent accounting cycle
To fulfill the duty of the office
Which chain of events should occur with contractionary fiscal policy?
increase taxes- consumers and business spend more- GDP increases- Inflation increases
decrease taxes- consumers and business spend more- GDP increases- inflation increases
increase taxes- consumers and business spend less- GDP decreases- unemployment rises
increase taxes- consumers and businesses spend less- GDP increases- unemployment rises
What District are we in for the FED?
9
10
12
6
Using the image, which option is expansionary fiscal policy?
1
2
4
5
What is the phenomenon in this picture called? Where 1000becomes 2600.
The Automatic Stabilizer Effect
the Multiplier Effect
the Velocity of Money Theory
the Monetary Nominal Effect
When the government buys bonds on the open market (FOMC): expansionary or contractionary?
expansionary
contractionary
When the FED uses contractionary policy
GDP decreases, unemployment increases, and inflation decreases
GDP increases, unemployment decreases, and inflation increases
GDP decreases, unemployment increases, and inflation increases
GDP increases, unemployment increases, inflation decreases
The reserve requirement is initially 20%. If the FED uses this monetary policy tool and changes it to 10%. Will this increase or decrease the money supply?
increase
decrease
nothing
The key interest rate that the FED targets- the interest rate that banks charge each other for loans (aka: overnight rate) is the
mortgage rate
Federal Funds Rate
Discount Rate
Reserve Rate
Which type of tax cut would encourage businesses to invest, thus creating jobs and innovation? (notebook)
demand-side
supply-side
contractionary
subsidies
Which MONETARY POLICY ACTION would be best (select the number from the visual)? The year is 1974. The U.S. economy is in the middle of a recession. Real gross domestic product (GDP) declined during three of the past four quarters. In just one year, household consumption dropped by more than $40 billion. There are 2 million more people without jobs, and there is no relief in sight.
1
2
4
5
The visual: Expansionary or Contractionary?
Expansionary
Contractionary
