Introduction to Macroeconomics Answers

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3

Which best describes the purpose served by economic models within an economic system?

A
Models identify patterns.
B
Models determine the business cycle.
C
Models control change.
D
Models define global demand.
4

The aim of the study of macroeconomics is to examine

A
the interactions between individual producers and consumers.
B
the behavior of factors affecting the economy.
C
the relationship between supply and demand.
D
the economy’s viability.
5

Why are imports, which bring goods into a country, considered a leakage factor?

A
Imports do not generate domestic income.
B
Domestic industry loses ground as imports increase.
C
Imports are taxed heavily, which is a secondary leakage factor.
D
The money paid to producers of imports leaves the country.
6

A long-run equilibrium occurs when long-run aggregate supply and aggregate demand meet. What does having long-run equilibrium indicate about a society?

A
The society’s supply and demand have stagnated.
B
The society is using all of its resources efficiently.
C
The society’s needs are being fully met.
D
The society is not using all of its resources effectively.
7

Which statement best describes why a government’s actions are important in macroeconomics? Check all that apply.Government controls industry through policy.Government is both a consumer and a producer.Government can prevent changes and challenges.Government can use policy to influence the economy.Government can accurately predict economic trends.

A
Government controls industry through policy.
B
Government is both a consumer and a producer.
C
Government can prevent changes and challenges.
D
Government can use policy to influence the economy.
E
Government can accurately predict economic trends.
9

The aggregate is

A
a type of economic system.
B
the total number of goods demanded or supplied.
C
a form of revenue.
D
the total profit made on sales.
10

Which best describes why taxes and savings are considered leakage factors?

A
They take money out of households.
B
They take money out of the economic system.
C
They take money out of the economic sectors.
D
They take money out of the financial sector.

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