Economics Glossary Part 2

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What does an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) do?

  • Sells automated services to customers
  • Automatically prints bank statements
  • Provides cash and performs banking services automatically (correct)
  • Performs transactions with credit cards only

What are adaptive expectations?

  • Expectations that do not change over time
  • Expectations that are influenced by government policies
  • Expectations about inflation or other economic events (correct)
  • Expectations that are based on historical data

What are bank reserves?

  • Funds available for lending by the bank
  • Deposits made by customers at the bank
  • Assets held by the central bank for commercial banks
  • The percentage of a bank's deposits that it keeps on hand (correct)

What are capital resources?

<p>Goods used to produce other goods and services (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a bank statement provide?

<p>A monthly summary of a depositor's financial accounts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central banking system in the United States?

<p>Federal Reserve (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a capital loss?

<p>A loss suffered upon the sale of property, stocks, or other investments for less money than the purchase price (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of the total population aged 16 or over that is employed called?

<p>Employment Rate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are fixed expenses?

<p>Expenditures that are the same from week to week or month to month (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does deflation refer to in an economy?

<p>A sustained decrease in the average price level of all goods and services produced (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are goods and services produced in one nation and sold in other nations called?

<p>Exports (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are human capital assets possessed by individuals?

<p>Knowledge, talent, skills, health, and values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purchase of financial and/or physical assets in one country by businesses or people in another country called?

<p>Foreign investment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'globalization' usually refer to?

<p>The increased flow of trade, people, investment, technology, culture, and ideas among countries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does income tax refer to?

<p>Payments made by individuals and corporations to the federal government based on income received (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What refers to spending by all levels of government on goods and services such as military, schools, and roads?

<p>Government spending (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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