Which of the following is not a result of a higher federal budget deficit?
A) a higher real interest rate
B) a depreciation of the currency
C) a fall in exports
D) a fall in the price of foreign inputs
B
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According to the Taylor rule, the Federal Reserve sets interest rates in response to:
A. the inflation rate and the current output gap. B. the inflation rate and the unemployment rate. C. the current output gap and the target money supply growth. D. the S&P 500 index and the inflation rate.
Which of the following correctly describes the trend in the federal budget during the 1980s? a. Federal spending declined relative to GDP, while federal revenues rose relative to GDP. b. Federal spending rose relative to GDP, while federal revenues declined relative to GDP. c. Balanced budgets were passed through cooperation between the President and Congress. d. The dollar depreciated,
thereby lowering the deficit. e. The budget deficit decreased and then disappeared, turning into a surplus in the 1980s.
In the short-run macro model, cyclical unemployment is caused by insufficient spending
a. True b. False
Suppose a computer manufacturer purchases a $100 case from a supplier, a $300 computer chip from another supplier, and sells the computers for $1000 . How much did the company contribute to GDP?
a. $1000 b. $900 c. $700 d. $600 e. $400