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A deflationary gap occurs when an economy's
Select one:
- real GDP is greater than its potential real GDP.
- real GDP is less than its potential real GDP.
- real GDP is equal to its potential real GDP.
- nominal GDP is less than its real GDP. - CORRECT ANSWER: real gdp is less than
potential gdp
A graph that shows the combinations of two goods that the economy can produce given the available scarce resources and available technology is called a
Select one:
- demand curve
- supply curve
- Edgeworth box
- production possibilities frontier. - CORRECT ANSWER: production possibilities
frontier
A permanent decrease in productivity in the economy causes
Select one:
- the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the left.
- the aggregate demand curve to shift to the south-west.
- the aggregate demand curve to shift to the north-east.
- the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the right. - CORRECT ANSWER: the
long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the left.
A permanent increase in productivity in the economy causes
Select one:
- the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the left.
- the aggregate demand curve to shift to the south-west.
- the aggregate demand curve to shift to the north-east.
- the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift to the right. - CORRECT ANSWER: the
long run aggregate supply curve to shift to the right
A production process has constant economies of scale if
Select one:
- average total cost does not change as production increases.
- average total cost decreases as production increases.
- average total cost increases as production increases.
d. average total cost increases as production decreases. - CORRECT ANSWER:
average total cost does not change as production increases. 1 / 2
An increase in the required reserve deposit ratio causes the money supply to:
Select one:
- increase.
- decrease.
- Not change.
- Not enough information to answer the question.
Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER: decrease
An item that buyers give to sellers when they want to purchase goods and services is called
Select one:
- a medium of exchange.
- a unit of account.
- a store of value.
d. liquidity. - CORRECT ANSWER: a unit of account
Assume a production possibilities frontier for pickup trucks and big Mac hamburgers.The economy is producing 60 big Mac hamburgers and 50 pickup trucks (point 60, 50).What is the opportunity cost of producing an additional 20 big Mac hamburgers (point
80, 30)?
- Zero pickup trucks
- Two pickup trucks
- Five pickup trucks
- 20 pickup trucks
e. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER: 20 pickup trucks
Assume the economy is currently at potential real gross domestic product. Which of the following would put the economy in a deflationary gap?
Select one:
- lower real interest rates
- decrease in income abroad
- an increase in government purchases
d. higher wages - CORRECT ANSWER: decrease in income abroad
Economists frequently say there's no such thing as a free lunch. What do they mean by this?
Select one:
- Your friends are cheap and never offer you lunch for free
- Even if someone literally offers you a free lunch, there is an opportunity cost to the
- Productive resources are examples of natural monopolies
resources that are used to produce your free lunch
d. Resources are never free. - CORRECT ANSWER: Even if someone literally offers
you a free lunch, there is an opportunity cost to the resources that are used to produce your free lunch
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