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Title: Taxes affect (Multiple Choice)
Post by: palantriel on Mar 21, 2018
Taxes affect
 a. only buyers.
 b. only sellers.
 c. only buyers and sellers.
 d. buyers, sellers, and government tax revenue.

Question 2

Higher rates of interest increase the opportunity cost of holding money balances.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

According to monetarists, changes in the money supply have long-lasting effects on the equilibrium level of real GDP.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

When a tax is placed on a good
 a. the price paid by buyers rises, and the price received by sellers rises.
  b. the price paid by buyers rises, and the price received by sellers falls.
  c. the price paid by buyers falls, and the price received by sellers rises.
  d. the price paid by buyers falls, and the price received by sellers falls.

Question 5

People hold money for transactions purposes, precautionary reasons, and asset purposes.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

According to the monetarists, inflation is primarily caused by an increase in the money supply.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

A tax on a good
 a. raises the price that buyers effectively pay and raises the price that sellers effectively receive.
  b. raises the price that buyers effectively pay and lowers the price that sellers effectively receive.
  c. lowers the price that buyers effectively pay and raises the price that sellers effectively receive.
  d. lowers the price that buyers effectively pay and lowers the price that sellers effectively receive.

Question 8

When money demand increases, the Fed cannot keep both the money supply from rising and the interest rate from rising.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 9

Monetarists would argue that in the short run, increases in the money supply act to raise both investment and consumption, while also increasing the price level.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 10

If the elasticity of supply for a good is greater than the government expected:
 a. Consumers will bear more of the burden of the tax than the government expected.
  b. Producers will bear more of the burden of the tax than the government expected.
  c. The tax will raise less revenue than the government expected.
 d. Both a. and c. are true.


Title: Taxes affect (Multiple Choice)
Post by: cg5232 on Mar 21, 2018
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