The Portion of the Obama Stimulus Package That Provided More

question 57

Multiple Choice

The portion of the Obama stimulus package that provided more money (a $25 per week increase) to those who were unemployed is best thought of as

• A)nondiscretionary fiscal policy.
• B)discretionary (and expansionary)fiscal policy.
• C)discretionary (and contractionary)fiscal policy.
• D)monetary policy.

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Definitions:

Activity Variance

A measure of the difference between the actual level of activity and the planned level of activity.

Budgeting

The process of creating a plan to spend money over a particular period, a fundamental practice in financial planning and management.

Planning Budget

A budget designed for planning and preparing the financial strategies of an organization, often used to estimate future revenues and expenses.

Employee Salaries

Fixed payments made regularly by an employer to an employee for their work, not typically dependent on the hours worked.