Other things being equal, what is the effect of deficit spending on credit markets?
A. The demand for credit increases while the supply of credit remains constant.
B. Both the demand for credit and the supply of credit will increase.
C. The supply of credit will increase while the demand for credit remains the same.
D. Both the demand for credit and the supply of credit will decrease.
Answer: A
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A) It does not take account of the price of imported goods and services. B) It does not take into account the price of used goods. C) It understates the true rate of inflation. D) It measures changes in prices of a fixed basket of goods.
The three approaches to measuring GDP are called the
A) accounting approach, the income approach, and the expenditure approach. B) product approach, the cost approach, and the expenditure approach. C) product approach, the income approach, and the expenditure approach. D) accounting approach, the statistical approach, and the income approach.
Which of the following is an example of roundabout production?
a. A farmer switches from growing soybeans to growing wheat, getting fewer crops per year as a result. b. A farmer switches from growing soybeans to growing wheat, getting more crops per year as a result. c. A self-employed dressmaker becomes a wage worker at a factory that makes dresses. d. A coal mine is sold by its owners to its workers and run as a cooperative. e. A telemarketing firm declares a holiday for two days while a new phone system is installed.
Keynesians believe that the difference between using an increase in the money supply compared with an increase in government spending to increase aggregate demand in the event of a recession is that if government spending is increased, ________ will be ________ than if the money supply is increased.
A. the price level; higher B. the price level; lower C. real interest rate; lower D. real interest rate; higher