The Key to Assessing Whether fiScal Policy Is Expansionary or Not

question 9

True/False

The key to assessing whether fiscal policy is expansionary or not is to observe the change in the
cyclically adjusted budget balance.

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Definitions:

Free Cash Flow

The amount of cash generated by a company after accounting for capital expenditures, essential for maintaining or expanding the asset base.

Terminal Value

The value of an investment or project at the end of a forecast period, considering all future cash flows as a single lump sum value.

FCFF

Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) is a measure of a company's financial performance that shows how much cash is available for distribution among all securities holders after paying taxes, reinvesting in the business, and meeting working capital needs.

FCFE

Free Cash Flow to Equity, a measure of how much cash can be paid to equity shareholders of the company after all expenses, reinvestment, and debt repayments.