Fiscal policy consists of O O A) Money supply and interest rates. B) Taxes and government spending. C) Taxes and interest rates.

If the government were to try to offset surplus years with deficit years over the business cycle, this would result in O A. a reduction in investment capital. O B. a higher debt-to-GDP ratio. OC. an annually balanced budget. O D. a structurally balanced budget. O E. a cyclically balanced budget.

Suppose that the debt-to-GDP ratio is 0.53, the real interest rate on the debt is 6%, and the growth rate of real GDP is 3%. What is the maximum primary deficit or surplus (as a percentage of GDP) that the government can run and not increase the debt-to-GDP ratio? O A. 1.59% surplus O B. 1.59% deficit OC. 3.18% surplus O D. 3.18% deficit

Refer to the accompanying table for Waxwania.  Government Expenditures, G Tax Revenues, T Real GDP $190 100 $500 190 120 600 190 140 700 190 160 800 190 180 900 a. What is the marginal tax rate in Waxwania?  ____percent       --The average tax rate?  _____percent         b. Suppose Waxwania is producing $600 of real GDP, whereas the potential real GDP (or full-employment real GDP) is $700.-How large is its budget deficit? $____ -Its cyclically adjusted budget deficit? $____ -Its cyclically adjusted budget deficit as a percentage of potential real GDP?________ percent

QUESTION 32 Reasonable uses of debt include all the following EXCEPT O a. to purchase a car. O b. to buy a house. O C. to fund other investments. O d. to cover a budget deficit. e to finance an education,

External debt of the United States refers to O The ownership of nongovernment debt by the government. O The debt of nongovernment organizations. O Combined foreign debt held by sources outside the U.S. government. D O U.S. government debt held by foreigners.

Directions: click on the graph in the window on the right and select Time Series to graph the U.S. public (federal) net outstanding debt as a percentage of GDP for the years 1940-2005. For Y Axis1 select Net Federal Debt, percentage of GDP. Use the figure to help determine which of the following statements are true. O A. The U.S. net federal debt to GDP ratio has been, for the most part, decreasing since the end of World War II, despite the fact that the U.S. economy was expanding and could afford a larger debt to GDP ratio. OB. As a result of the exceptionally large increases in U.S. government military expenditures in the first half of the 1940's, that were needed to win World War II, the net U.S. public debt to GDP ratio increased substantially, surpassing 100%. Since the late 1950's however, U.S. net federal debt to GDP ratio has fluctuated within a relatively small bend around the 40% line. OC. The net U.S. federal debt to GDP ratio follows a pattern that cannot have a meaningful…

D₂ Which of the following movements would be consistent with the government budget going from deficit to surplus and the simultaneous enactment of an investment tax credit? O a movement from Point A to Point C a movement from Point B to Point A O a movement from Point B to Point F a movement from Point C to Point B

In the United States, from the most recent fiscal data we reviewed in class, total government spending is roughly 39% of GDP; yet, using the expenditure method for calculating GDP, government expenditures on goods and services were only 17% of GDP. Which of the following most likely explains the difference? Select one: O a. Transfer payments are included in the second figure, but not the first one. O b. Transfer payments are included in the first figure, but not the second one. O c. Military (i.e. defense) spending on goods and services is included in the second figure, but not the first one. O d. Military (i.e. defense) spending on goods and services is included in the first figure, but not the second one.

QUESTION 1 A new machine is to be purchased for $200,000. The company believes it will generate $75,000 annually in revenue due to the purchase of this machine. The company will have to train an operator to run this machine and this will result in additional labor expenses of $25,000 annually. The new machine will be depreciated using 5 years MACRS, even though the life of the project is 7 years, and the salvage value is estimated to be $0 at the end of year 7. The tax rate is 40% and the company's MARR is 15%.