Econ 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics » Spring 2023 » AS/AD Model The Supply-Side Re-emerges Quiz

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Question #1
Why does a tax change affect aggregate demand?
A.   A tax change alters imports and net exports.
B.   A tax change alters disposable income and consumption spending.
C.   A tax change alters government spending by an equal amount.
D.   A tax change alters saving by an equal amount.
Question #2
The president wishes to increase spending for education by $4 billion but also maintain a balanced budget. Therefore, taxes will also be increased by $4billion. What will happen to GDP?
A.   It will remain the same.
B.   It will decrease.
C.   It will increase.
D.   It's impossible to know without the multiplier.
Question #3
If wealthy U.S. consumers save most of their tax cut, this means that, compared to government spending changes,
A.   U.S. consumers would spend all of their tax cut.
B.   tax changes would have a weaker multiplier effect.
C.   tax changes would have a higher multiplier effect.
D.   government spending would have a weaker multiplier effect.
Question #4
To eliminate an inflationary gap, the aggregate demand curve should
A.   become vertical.
B.   shift outward.
C.   shift inward.
D.   become horizontal.
Question #5
Fiscal policy consists of
A.   taxes and interest rates.
B.   government purchases and defense spending.
C.   the money supply and taxes.
D.   taxes and government spending.
Question #6
If personal income taxes are increased, disposable income and consumption
A.   stay the same.
B.   change in an unpredictable direction.
C.   decrease.
D.   increase.
Question #7
Historically, the government has used fiscal policy to effect the economy through
A.   aggregate demand
B.   central planning.
C.   aggregate supply
D.   indicative planning.
Question #8
Taxes reduce total spending
A.   directly by substituting investment spending.
B.   indirectly by reducing disposable income.
C.   indirectly by reducing government spending.
D.   directly by increasing government purchases by an equal amount.
Question #9
The central idea of supply-side tax cuts is that certain types of tax cuts will increase
A.   the supply of imports.
B.   aggregate demand.
C.   aggregate supply.
D.   the supply of money.
Question #10
Decreasing aggregate demand to eliminate an inflationary gap often creates the problem of
A.   increasing real GDP.
B.   unemployment.
C.   increasing inflation.
D.   increasing the labor force.

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