Macroeconomics is first and foremost a policy science.

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The correct option is A True
Policy science is an approach to understanding and solving problems by use of systematic set of procedures and policies. Macroeconomics deals with study of national aggregates and uses systematic methodology to solve the problems in an economy. Thus, it is first and foremost a policy science.

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