Contractionary policies are government policies that:
A. increase aggregate supply.
B. decrease aggregate supply.
C. decrease aggregate demand.
D. increase aggregate demand.
Answer: C
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Assuming all else equal, if there is a contraction in the quantity of bank account balances, it will cause:
A) a downward movement along the demand curve for reserves. B) a leftward shift in the demand curve for reserves. C) a rightward shift in the demand curve for reserves. D) an upward movement along the demand curve for reserves.
The marginal income tax rate is the ________
A) total tax paid by an individual divided by the total income earned B) difference between the highest and lowest income tax rates charged by a state C) percentage of the last dollar earned that a household pays in taxes D) total revenue received by the government divided by the number of taxpayers
When the price of gasoline rises, some consumers begin riding their bikes more frequently or riding the bus instead of driving their cars. The fact that the CPI does not fully account for such changes in consumer behavior is called
A) increase in quality bias. B) outlet bias. C) substitution bias. D) discrimination bias.
Refer to the following graph.
Which of the following curves demonstrates a unit elastic demand curve? (That is, a curve where elasticity is 1 at each point.)
A. A B. B C. C D. None of the answers is correct.