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21. Which of the following is not a function of money?

It makes trading goods and services more efficient.
It helps us express the value of a good or service.
It gives society a national symbol of pride.
It provides a way to store value, or "purchasing power."
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22. Counterfeiting is

creating a fake version of something valuable.
countering with a new offer in negotiations.
when the government makes a law about money.
purchasing stolen goods.
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23. Counterfeit activity

lowers people's acceptance of currency.
destroys currency in circulation.
leads to currency being taken out of circulation.
increases overall demand for legal currency.
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24. Sales tax is an example of a

proportional tax.
income tax.
progressive tax.
regressive tax.
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25. Income tax is an example of

a direct tax
the cost of banking.
wealth distribution.
a flat tax.
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26. Reading from left to right, which list shows the tax types that proportionally increase with a rise in income?

progressive, regressive, proportional
proportional, regressive, progressive
regressive, progressive, proportional
regressive, proportional, progressive
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27. The monetary policy tool in use on a daily basis is

tax law.
the discount rate.
the reserve requirement.
open market operations.
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28.

When the economy is operating at point B, the Federal Reserve is most likely to follow

expansionary fiscal policy.
contractionary fiscal policy.
expansionary monetary policy.
contractionary monetary policy.
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29. Unemployment is on the rise though inflation is quite low. Gross Domestic Product is rising but more slowly than the goal rate. The Federal Reserve may buy government securities in open market operations in order to

increase the money supply and encourage economic growth.
decrease the money supply and encourage people to save in difficult times.
give consumers more money to open their own businesses.
force the banks to stop giving out loans in an uncertain economy.
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30. [02.09]Governments use wage and price controls in an attempt to

monitor business profits.
protect business interests.
encourage economic growth.
control citizens' spending habits.

[yehudi]

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