Macroeconomics — Test Answers

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Which of these would be a good title for this diagram?

A
Fiscal Policy
B
Government Spending
C
The National Economy
D
The Federal Debt
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Which generalization best describes the information provided by this graph?

A
The United States had the world’s weakest economy by 2010.
B
In today's economy, a country needs fewer workers to remain strong.
C
The United States faced an economic crisis that started in 2008.
D
By 2012, the United States had solved its economic problems.
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Economic interactions involving which of these would most likely be studied in macroeconomics?

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

A
has a high unemployment rate.
B
produces more goods and services.
C
produces a steady number of automobiles.
D
measures its gross domestic product (GDP).
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Which best describes the difference between sole proprietorships and partnerships?

A
Sole proprietors split profits and share liabilities, while partners keep all profits and have unlimited liability.
B
Sole proprietors share responsibilities, while partners are responsible for only a portion of the business.
C
Sole proprietors pay taxes only on business profits, while partners do not have to pay taxes on profits.
D
Sole proprietors keep all profits and have unlimited liability, while partners split profits and share liabilities.
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Which can be considered disadvantages of sole proprietorships and partnerships?

A
Partnerships require many people to write a charter, while sole proprietorships require one person to write a charter.
B
Sole proprietorships require one person to know complicated tax laws, while partnerships require many people to know the rules.
C
Partnerships require one person to do many things, while sole proprietorships require many people to weigh in on decisions.
D
Sole proprietorships require one person to do many things, while partnerships require many people to weigh in on decisions.
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Which best describes what is represented in the business cycle model?

A
the change in production cost
B
the interactions between producers and consumers
C
supply and demand trends
D
macroeconomic trends
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When a government creates a budget, it is seeking a way to

A
allocate money to programs and projects.
B
cut spending to a bare minimum.
C
return as much money to taxpayers as possible.
D
spend as much revenue as possible.
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Governments collect taxes to ensure that

A
citizens contribute to meeting society's needs.
B
politicians get paid in a timely manner.
C
a government program exists for every need that arises.
D
there is sufficient money to fund private businesses.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of prosperity in the peak phase of the business cycle?

A
reduced incomes
B
stagnant prices
C
ambivalence about the economy
D
high levels of production
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The aim of the study of macroeconomics is to examine

A
the behavior of factors affecting the economy.
B
the interactions between individual producers and consumers.
C
the economy’s viability.
D
the relationship between supply and demand.
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When economists determine that a nation’s GDP has declined, they can point to this as a sign of

A
economic growth.
B
low unemployment.
C
economic shrinkage.
D
poor leadership.
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Which is the best definition of inflation?

A
an exponential increase in the price of goods and services
B
an exponential decrease in the price of goods and services
C
a gradual decrease in the price of goods and services
D
a gradual increase in the price of goods and services
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What gives the US government the power to collect taxes?

A
laws passed by Congress
B
an executive order
C
the Constitution
D
common law

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