Question 1

If the price level rises above what was expected and nominal wages are fixed, then

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A) production becomes less profitable so firms will hire fewer workers. 
B) production becomes less profitable so firms will hire more workers. 
C) production becomes more profitable so firms will hire fewer workers. 
D) production becomes more profitable so firms will hire more workers. 
A) production becomes less profitable so firms will hire fewer workers. 
B) production becomes less profitable so firms will hire more workers. 
C) production becomes more profitable so firms will hire fewer workers. 
D) production becomes more profitable so firms will hire more workers.

Question 2

During recessions

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A) sales and profits fall. 
B) sales and profits rise. 
C) sales rise, profits fall. 
D) profits fall, sales rise. 
A) sales and profits fall. 
B) sales and profits rise. 
C) sales rise, profits fall. 
D) profits fall, sales rise.

Question 3

A change in the expected price level is likely to cause which of the following?

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A) a shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve and long-run aggregate supply curve 
B) a shift in the short run aggregate supply curve 
C) a shift in the aggregate demand curve 
D) a shift in the long-run aggregate supply curve 
A) a shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve and long-run aggregate supply curve 
B) a shift in the short run aggregate supply curve 
C) a shift in the aggregate demand curve 
D) a shift in the long-run aggregate supply curve

Question 4

Which of the following would shift long-run aggregate supply to the right?

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A) increased immigration from abroad 
B) a decrease in the price of an imported natural resource 
C) opening the economy to international trade 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) increased immigration from abroad 
B) a decrease in the price of an imported natural resource 
C) opening the economy to international trade 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Historically, the change in real GDP during recessions has been

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A) mostly a change in investment spending. 
B) mostly a change in consumption spending. 
C) about equally divided between consumption and investment spending. 
D) sometimes mostly a change in consumption and sometimes mostly a change in investment. 
A) mostly a change in investment spending. 
B) mostly a change in consumption spending. 
C) about equally divided between consumption and investment spending. 
D) sometimes mostly a change in consumption and sometimes mostly a change in investment.

Question 6

Other things the same, as the price level rises, the real value of a dollar

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A) rises, and interest rates rise. 
B) rises, and interest rates fall. 
C) falls, and interest rates rise. 
D) falls, and interest rates fall. 
A) rises, and interest rates rise. 
B) rises, and interest rates fall. 
C) falls, and interest rates rise. 
D) falls, and interest rates fall.

Question 7

Other things the same, if the price level is lower than expected, then some firms believe that the relative price of what they produce has

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A) decreased, so they increase production. 
B) decreased, so they decrease production. 
C) increased, so they increase production. 
D) increased, so they decrease production. 
A) decreased, so they increase production. 
B) decreased, so they decrease production. 
C) increased, so they increase production. 
D) increased, so they decrease production.

Question 8

What curve shows the quantity of goods and services that firms choose to produce and sell at each price level?

Accepted Answer

The aggreg

Question 9

Which of the following is correct concerning recessions?

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A) They come at fairly regular and predictable intervals. 
B) They are associated with comparatively large increases in investment spending. 
C) They are any period when real GDP growth is less than average. 
D) They tend to be associated with rising unemployment rates. 
A) They come at fairly regular and predictable intervals. 
B) They are associated with comparatively large increases in investment spending. 
C) They are any period when real GDP growth is less than average. 
D) They tend to be associated with rising unemployment rates.

Question 10

The variables on the vertical and horizontal axes of the aggregate demand and supply graph are

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A) the price level and real output. 
B) real output and employment. 
C) employment and the inflation rate. 
D) the value of money and the price level. 
A) the price level and real output. 
B) real output and employment. 
C) employment and the inflation rate. 
D) the value of money and the price level.

Question 11

The mathematical equation: quantity of output supplied = natural rate of output + a(actual price level - expected price level), expresses

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A) how the long run equilibrium adjusts to changes in money supply. 
B) how output deviates in the short run from its long run natural rate. 
C) how the short run aggregate supply curve shifts. 
D) how adverse shifts in aggregate supply can cause stagflation. 
A) how the long run equilibrium adjusts to changes in money supply. 
B) how output deviates in the short run from its long run natural rate. 
C) how the short run aggregate supply curve shifts. 
D) how adverse shifts in aggregate supply can cause stagflation.

Question 12

The sticky-price theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is higher than expected, some firms will have

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A) higher than desired prices, which leads to an increase in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied. 
B) higher than desired prices, which leads to a decrease in the aggregate quantity of goods and service supplied. 
C) lower than desired prices, which leads to an increase in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied. 
D) lower than desired prices, which leads to a decrease in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied 
A) higher than desired prices, which leads to an increase in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied. 
B) higher than desired prices, which leads to a decrease in the aggregate quantity of goods and service supplied. 
C) lower than desired prices, which leads to an increase in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied. 
D) lower than desired prices, which leads to a decrease in the aggregate quantity of goods and services supplied

Question 13

Other things the same, as the price level rises, exchange rates

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A) and interest rates rise. 
B) and interest rates fall. 
C) fall and interest rates rise. 
D) rise and interest rates fall. 
A) and interest rates rise. 
B) and interest rates fall. 
C) fall and interest rates rise. 
D) rise and interest rates fall.

Question 14

Which of the following would help explain why the aggregate demand curve slopes downward?

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A) An unexpectedly low price level raises the real wage, which causes firms to hire fewer workers and produce a smaller quantity of goods and services. 
B) A lower price level causes domestic interest rates to rise and the real exchange rate to appreciate, which stimulates spending on net exports. 
C) A higher price level increases real wealth, which stimulates spending on consumption. 
D) A lower price level reduces the interest rate, which encourages greater spending on investment goods. 
A) An unexpectedly low price level raises the real wage, which causes firms to hire fewer workers and produce a smaller quantity of goods and services. 
B) A lower price level causes domestic interest rates to rise and the real exchange rate to appreciate, which stimulates spending on net exports. 
C) A higher price level increases real wealth, which stimulates spending on consumption. 
D) A lower price level reduces the interest rate, which encourages greater spending on investment goods.

Question 15

Suppose technology advances within a nation. Which curves in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would they shift?

Accepted Answer

The short run and lo

Question 16

Increased uncertainty and pessimism about the future of the economy lead firms to desire less investment spending which shifts the aggregate-demand curve to the left.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Other things the same, as the price level falls, which of the following increases?

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A) lending and investment spending 
B) lending, but not investment spending 
C) investment spending, but not lending 
D) neither investment spending nor lending 
A) lending and investment spending 
B) lending, but not investment spending 
C) investment spending, but not lending 
D) neither investment spending nor lending

Question 18

According to classical macroeconomic theory, changes in the money supply affect

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A) variables measured in terms of money and variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices 
B) variables measured in terms of money but not variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices 
C) variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices, but not variables measured in terms of money 
D) neither variables measured in terms of money nor variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices 
A) variables measured in terms of money and variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices 
B) variables measured in terms of money but not variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices 
C) variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices, but not variables measured in terms of money 
D) neither variables measured in terms of money nor variables measured in terms of quantities or relative prices

Question 19

Other things the same, if the price level rises by 2% and people were expecting it to rise by 5%, then some firms have

Accepted Answer

A) higher than desired prices, which increases their sales. 
B) higher than desired prices, which depresses their sales. 
C) lower than desired prices, which increases their sales. 
D) lower than desired prices, which depresses their sales. 
A) higher than desired prices, which increases their sales. 
B) higher than desired prices, which depresses their sales. 
C) lower than desired prices, which increases their sales. 
D) lower than desired prices, which depresses their sales.

Question 20

Stagflation results from continued decreases in aggregate demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 33: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

If the price level rises above what was expected and nominal wages are fixed, then

During recessions

A change in the expected price level is likely to cause which of the following?

Which of the following would shift long-run aggregate supply to the right?

Historically, the change in real GDP during recessions has been

Other things the same, as the price level rises, the real value of a dollar

Other things the same, if the price level is lower than expected, then some firms believe that the relative price of what they produce has

What curve shows the quantity of goods and services that firms choose to produce and sell at each price level?

Which of the following is correct concerning recessions?

The variables on the vertical and horizontal axes of the aggregate demand and supply graph are

The mathematical equation: quantity of output supplied = natural rate of output + a(actual price level - expected price level), expresses

The sticky-price theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is higher than expected, some firms will have

Other things the same, as the price level rises, exchange rates

Which of the following would help explain why the aggregate demand curve slopes downward?

Suppose technology advances within a nation. Which curves in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would they shift?

Increased uncertainty and pessimism about the future of the economy lead firms to desire less investment spending which shifts the aggregate-demand curve to the left.

Other things the same, as the price level falls, which of the following increases?

According to classical macroeconomic theory, changes in the money supply affect

Other things the same, if the price level rises by 2% and people were expecting it to rise by 5%, then some firms have

Stagflation results from continued decreases in aggregate demand.

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Applications: the Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

Measuring a Nation S Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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