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If the interest rate on a loan is lower than the expected return from an investment:


A) a rational firm will take out a loan for the investment.
B) the Federal Reserve will conduct contractionary monetary policy.
C) a rational firm will not take out a loan for the investment.
D) the Federal Reserve will conduct expansionary monetary policy.
E) the government will conduct expansionary fiscal policy.

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According to rational expectations theory, if the last three years of inflation were 0%, 2%, and 4%, respectively, one would expect inflation the following year to be:


A) 4%.
B) 6%.
C) 2%.
D) 0%.
E) 3%.

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Which of the following explains contractionary monetary policy in the long run?


A) Contractionary monetary policy shifts aggregate demand to the left, moving the economy from long-run equilibrium to a short-run equilibrium with a lower price level and a lower level of real gross domestic product (GDP) . In the long run, as resource prices fall, the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts to the right, bringing the economy back to a long-run equilibrium, where no real changes to GDP have occurred.
B) Contractionary monetary policy shifts aggregate demand to the right, moving the economy from long-run equilibrium to a short-run equilibrium with a higher price level and a higher level of real GDP. In the long run, as resource prices rise, the aggregate demand curve shifts back to the left, bringing the economy back to a long-run equilibrium, where no real changes to GDP have occurred.
C) Contractionary monetary policy shifts aggregate demand to the right, moving the economy from long-run equilibrium to a short-run equilibrium with a higher price level and a higher level of real GDP. In the long run, as resource prices rise, the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts to the left, bringing the economy back to a long-run equilibrium, where no real changes to GDP have occurred.
D) Contractionary monetary policy shifts aggregate demand to the right, moving the economy from long-run equilibrium to a short-run equilibrium with a higher price level and a higher level of real GDP. In the long run, as resource prices fall, the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts to the right as well, causing the economy to expand.
E) Contractionary monetary policy shifts aggregate demand to the left, moving the economy from long-run equilibrium to a short-run equilibrium with a lower price level and a lower level of real GDP. In the long run, as resource prices rise, the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts to the left, causing the economy to contract.

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A ___________ the short-run aggregate supply curve is shown as a ___________ the long-run Phillips curve.


A) movement along; shift of
B) shift of; movement along
C) shift of; shift of
D) movement along; movement along
E) shift of; rotation of

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The strategic use of monetary policy to counteract macroeconomic expansions and contractions is known as:


A) active monetary policy.
B) expansionary monetary policy.
C) contractionary monetary policy.
D) adaptive monetary policy.
E) passive monetary policy.

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Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market?


A) Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
B) Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
C) Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
D) Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)
E) Which of the following figures illustrates the effects of contractionary monetary policy on the loanable funds market? A)    B)    C)    D)    E)

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You have just been chosen as an economist on the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve. After years of constant growth, the U.S. economy begins to fall into a recession. What type of monetary policy do you suggest to the board and why?

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Expansionary monetary policy should be s...

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Contractionary monetary policy occurs when:


A) a central bank acts to decrease the money supply in an effort to control an economy that is expanding too quickly.
B) Congress and the president increase taxes in an effort to control an economy that is expanding too quickly.
C) Congress and the president decrease taxes in an effort to stimulate the economy.
D) a central bank acts to increase the money supply in an effort to stimulate the economy.
E) a central bank acts to increase government spending in an effort to stimulate the economy.

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The long-run Phillips curve has __________ on the x axis and __________ on the y axis.


A) unemployment; inflation
B) inflation; unemployment
C) real gross domestic product (GDP) ; price level
D) price level; real GDP
E) real GPD; inflation

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Central banks can use monetary policy to:


A) reduce interest rates.
B) decrease taxes.
C) increase government spending.
D) steer the economy out of every recession.
E) prevent recessions.

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