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Introduction to Macroeconomics Answers

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In microeconomics, what occurs when equilibrium is reached?

A
Prices decline.
B
Prices increase.
C
Prices are set.
D
Prices fluctuate.
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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.
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In macroeconomics, the economy can best be understood through the use of

A
money.
B
models.
C
pricing.
D
debates.
4

The circular flow model examines interactions between which sectors of the economy? Select THREE answers.

A
private
B
government
C
foreign
D
tech
E
households
5

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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Which statement best describes why a government’s actions are important in macroeconomics? Check all that apply.

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.
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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.
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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.
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Which best describes what occurs in the product market?

A
the exchange of labor for capital
B
the exchange of goods and services for factors of production
C
the exchange of goods and services for money
D
the exchange of money for factors of production
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Economic interactions involving which of the following would most likely be studied in macroeconomics?

A
a family’s finances
B
trade at a duty-free shop on the U.S.-Canadian border
C
International Monetary Fund policy
D
a small company’s supply contract for a local town

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