EU24L3


  • 1
  • In 2001, the government of Happy Isle had tax revenues of £1 million, and spent £500,000 on transfer payments, £250,000 on goods and services and £300,000 on debt interest. In 2001, the government of Happy Isle had a ________________.

    budget deficit of £50,000
    budget surplus of £50,000
    balanced budget
    budget deficit of -£50,000


  • 2
  • A country has been in existence for only two years. In the first year, tax revenues were £1.0 million and government expenditures were £1.5 million. In the second year, tax revenues were £1.5 million and government expenditures were £2.0 million. At the end of the second year, the government had issued debt worth _______________.

    -£1 million
    £0.5 million
    -£0.5 million
    £1 million


  • 3
  • The table shows consumption expenditure, investment, and government purchases on the island of Whitepool. Whitepool has no taxes, and it does not trade internationally. The marginal propensity to consume is ________.

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    6
    0
    0.75
    0.6


  • 4
  • The table shows consumption expenditure, investment, and government purchases on the island of Whitepool. Whitepool is a closed economy that has no taxes and a fixed price level. The government purchases multiplier is ____________.

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    5.00
    2.50
    0.60
    1.67


  • 5
  • The table shows consumption expenditure, investment, and government purchases on the island of Whitepool. Whitepool is a closed economy that has no taxes and a fixed price level. If government purchases increase by 4 billion seashells, the new equilibrium expenditure is ________________.

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    10 billion seashells
    40 billion seashells
    60 billion seashells
    50 billion seashells


  • 6
  • The economy of Frost has no induced taxes, does not trade internationally, and has a fixed price level. The marginal propensity to consume is 0.75. The lump-sum tax multiplier in Frost is ______________.

    -3
    3
    -4
    4


  • 7
  • The _______, the smaller is the government purchases multiplier.

    larger the investment
    smaller the marginal propensity to save
    larger the marginal propensity to consume
    higher the marginal tax rate


  • 8
  • In an economy, the government purchases multiplier is 3. If government purchases increase by £1 million, then in the short run, the price level _______ and real GDP ______ £3 million.

    rises; equals
    rises; decreases by less than
    rises; increases by less than
    falls; decreases by less than


  • 9
  • In an economy, the government purchases multiplier is 3 and the economy is at potential real GDP. If potential GDP does not change when government purchases increase by £1 million, then in the long run, the price level _______ and real GDP _______.

    does not change; increases by less than £3 million
    does not change; does not change
    rises; increases by less than £3 million
    rises; does not change


  • 10
  • If fiscal policy has a greater demand-side effect than supply-side effect, then expansionary fiscal policy will ______ the price level and _______ real GDP.

    not change; increase
    increase; decrease
    increase; increase
    not change; not change