Question 1

Identify the four factors that affect consumer spending. How does a change in consumer spending
affect aggregate demand?

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The four factors that affect consumer sp...

Question 2

If personal income taxes and business taxes increase, then this will

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A)   increase aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
B)   decrease aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
C)   decrease aggregate demand and increase aggregate supply.
D)   increase aggregate demand and decrease aggregate supply.

Question 3

In the accompanying graph, which line might represent an immediate-short-run aggregate supply curve?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4

Question 4

If aggregate demand increases and aggregate supply decreases, the price level

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A)   will decrease, but real output may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.
B)   will increase, but real output may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.
C)   and real output will both increase.
D)   and real output will both decrease.

Question 5

Why does aggregate demand shift outward by a greater amount than the initial increase in
spending?

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The reason is because of the multiplier....

Question 6

(Last Word) Discuss the explanations economists give for the slow recovery after the Great
Recession.

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One explanation was that it was hard for...

Question 7

In which of the following sets of circumstances can we conﬁdently expect inﬂation?

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A)   Aggregate supply and aggregate demand both increase.
B)   Aggregate supply and aggregate demand both decrease.
C)   Aggregate supply decreases and aggregate demand increases.
D)   Aggregate supply increases and aggregate demand decreases.

Question 8

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D

Question 9

With cost-push inﬂation, there will be

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A)   an increase in real GDP.
B)   a leftward shift in the aggregate demand curve.
C)   a decrease in real GDP.
D)   a decrease in unemployment.

Question 10

A change in business taxes and regulation can affect production costs and aggregate supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following will not tend to happen if the U.S. dollar depreciates against the euro?

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A)   Europeans will ﬁnd U.S. goods become less expensive in euro terms.
B)   Americans will ﬁnd European goods become more expensive in dollar terms.
C)   Many Americans will switch and buy domestic goods instead of imports from Europe.
D)   Many Europeans will switch and buy their own products instead of imports from the U.S.

Question 12

The foreign purchases effect suggests that a decrease in the U.S. price level relative to other countries will

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A)   shift the aggregate demand curve leftward.
B)   shift the aggregate supply curve leftward.
C)   decrease U.S. exports and increase U.S. imports.
D)   increase U.S. exports and decrease U.S. imports.

Question 13

An increase in aggregate demand is most likely to be caused by which of the following?

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A)   an increase in real interest rates
B)   a decrease in government spending
C)   a decrease in expected returns on investment
D)   a decrease in the tax rates on household income

Question 14

Suppose that an economy produces 2,400 units of output, employing 60 units of input, and the price of the input is $30 per unit. If productivity increased such that 3,000 units are now produced
With the quantity of inputs still equal to 60, then per-unit production costs would

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A)   decrease and aggregate supply would decrease.
B)   decrease and aggregate supply would increase.
C)   increase and aggregate supply would decrease.
D)   remain unchanged and aggregate supply would remain unchanged.

Question 15

A decrease in interest rates caused by a change in the price level would cause a(n)

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A)   decrease (or shift left)  in aggregate demand.
B)   increase (or shift right)  in aggregate demand.
C)   decrease in the quantity of real output demanded (or movement up along A
D)  .
D)   increase in the quantity of real output demanded (or movement down along A
D)  .

Question 16

If the stock market crashes, the so-called reverse wealth effect will cause consumer spending to
decrease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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A)   a reduction in the price level.
B)   the increase in productivity.
C)   an increase in business taxes.
D)   the real-balances, interest-rate, and foreign purchases effects.

Question 18

Refer to the graph. The equilibrium for this economy is

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A)   at point a.
B)   at point b.
C)   at price level P  P2 and output Q2. P _ { 2 } 	ext { and output } Q _ { 2 } 	ext {. }P2​ and output Q2​.  
D)   at price level P  P1 and output Q1. P _ { 1 } 	ext { and output } Q _ { 1 } 	ext {. }P1​ and output Q1​.

Question 19

An increase in input productivity will

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A)   shift the aggregate supply curve leftward.
B)   reduce the equilibrium price level, assuming downward ﬂexible prices.
C)   reduce the equilibrium real output.
D)   reduce aggregate demand.

Question 20

The interest-rate effect suggests that

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A)   a decrease in the supply of money will increase interest rates and reduce interest-sensitive consumption and investment spending.
B)   an increase in the price level will increase the demand for money, reduce interest rates, and decrease consumption and investment spending.
C)   an increase in the price level will increase the demand for money, increase interest rates, and decrease consumption and investment spending.
D)   an increase in the price level will decrease the demand for money, reduce interest rates, and increase consumption and investment spending.

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