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Readiness Assessment Quiz

1 .       There is no difference between the levels of aggregate output, aggregate income, and real GDP.  

 
 


2 .       In a closed economy, the level of exports is high.  

 
 


3 .       Keynes argued that changes in income will have no effect on consumption spending.  

 
 


4 .       The consumption function can be written as: C = a + bY. Which letter represents the slope?  

 
 
 
 


5 .       If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is 1/3, the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is what?  

 
 
 
 


6 .       The difference between actual and planned investment is equal to planned changes in inventory investment.  

 
 


7 .       Let aggregate output be represented as Y and planned expenditure as (C + I). If (C + I) is greater than Y, inventory investment is __________ planned.  

 
 
 
 


8 .       Does S = I in equilibrium?  

 
 


9 .       The multiplier is less than 1.  

 
 


10 .       The multiplier expressed in terms of MPS is 1/MPS.  

 
 






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