Contractionary Fiscal Policy to Prevent Real GDP from Rising Above

question 302

Multiple Choice

Contractionary fiscal policy to prevent real GDP from rising above potential real GDP would cause the inflation rate to be ________ and real GDP to be ________.

• A)higher; higher
• B)higher; lower
• C)lower; higher
• D)lower; lower

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Definitions:

Closing Entry

An accounting transaction recorded at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones.

Capital

Refers to financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as funds held in deposit accounts and/or funds obtained from special financing sources.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A list of all accounts and their balances after adjusting entries have been made, used in preparing financial statements.