Question 1

The aggregate supply curve is

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A) vertical in the long run and slopes upward in the short run. 
B) upward sloping in the long run and vertical in the short run. 
C) vertical in the short run and in the long run. 
D) upward sloping in the short run and in the long run. 
A) vertical in the long run and slopes upward in the short run. 
B) upward sloping in the long run and vertical in the short run. 
C) vertical in the short run and in the long run. 
D) upward sloping in the short run and in the long run.

Question 2

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

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A) real GDP and the price level. 
B) real GDP but not the price level. 
C) the price level, but not real GDP. 
D) neither the price level nor real GDP. 
A) real GDP and the price level. 
B) real GDP but not the price level. 
C) the price level, but not real GDP. 
D) neither the price level nor real GDP.

Question 3

Other things the same, when the government spends more, the initial effect is that

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A) aggregate demand shifts right. 
B) aggregate demand shifts left. 
C) aggregate supply shifts right. 
D) aggregate supply shifts left. 
A) aggregate demand shifts right. 
B) aggregate demand shifts left. 
C) aggregate supply shifts right. 
D) aggregate supply shifts left.

Question 4

The sticky-price theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level rises by 5% and people were expecting it to rise by 2%, then firms 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 services 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 services 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 5

Suppose workers notice a fall in their nominal wage but are slow to notice that the price of things they consume have fallen by the same percentage. They may infer that the reward to working is

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A) temporarily low and so supply a smaller quantity of labor. 
B) temporarily low and so supply a larger quantity of labor. 
C) temporarily high and so supply a smaller quantity of labor. 
D) temporarily high and so supply a larger quantity of labor. 
A) temporarily low and so supply a smaller quantity of labor. 
B) temporarily low and so supply a larger quantity of labor. 
C) temporarily high and so supply a smaller quantity of labor. 
D) temporarily high and so supply a larger quantity of labor.

Question 6

Who wrote the 1936 book titled The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money?

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The answer of Who wrote the 1936 book titled The...

Question 7

Suppose a shift in aggregate demand creates an economic contraction. If policymakers can respond with sufficient speed and precision, they can offset the initial shift by shifting

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A) aggregate supply right. 
B) aggregate supply left. 
C) aggregate demand right. 
D) aggregate demand left. 
A) aggregate supply right. 
B) aggregate supply left. 
C) aggregate demand right. 
D) aggregate demand left.

Question 8

A relatively mild period of falling incomes and rising unemployment is called a(n)

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A) depression. 
B) recession. 
C) expansion. 
D) business cycle. 
A) depression. 
B) recession. 
C) expansion. 
D) business cycle.

Question 9

Other things the same, a decrease in the price level causes the interest rate to

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A) increase, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to increase. 
B) increase, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to decrease. 
C) decrease, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to increase. 
D) decrease, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to decrease. 
A) increase, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to increase. 
B) increase, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to decrease. 
C) decrease, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to increase. 
D) decrease, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to decrease.

Question 10

Which of the following fall during a recession?

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A) both retail sales and employment 
B) retail sales but not employment 
C) employment but not retail sales 
D) neither employment nor retail sales 
A) both retail sales and employment 
B) retail sales but not employment 
C) employment but not retail sales 
D) neither employment nor retail sales

Question 11

A decrease in the money supply causes the interest rate to rise so that investment falls.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Other things the same, continued increases in the money supply lead to

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A) continued increases in the price level and real GDP. 
B) continued increases in the price level but not continued increases in real GDP. 
C) continued increases in real GDP but not continued increases in the price level. 
D) a one-time permanent increase in both prices and real GDP. 
A) continued increases in the price level and real GDP. 
B) continued increases in the price level but not continued increases in real GDP. 
C) continued increases in real GDP but not continued increases in the price level. 
D) a one-time permanent increase in both prices and real GDP.

Question 13

​The aggregate demand is described graphically as

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A) ​sloping downward. 
B) ​a vertical line. 
C) ​a horizontal line. 
D) ​sloping upward. 
A) ​sloping downward. 
B) ​a vertical line. 
C) ​a horizontal line. 
D) ​sloping upward.

Question 14

Wages tend to be sticky

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A) because of contracts, social norms, and notions of fairness. 
B) because of contracts, but not social norms or notions of fairness. 
C) because of social norms and notions of fairness, but not contracts. 
D) None of the above are correct. 
A) because of contracts, social norms, and notions of fairness. 
B) because of contracts, but not social norms or notions of fairness. 
C) because of social norms and notions of fairness, but not contracts. 
D) None of the above are correct.

Question 15

Other things the same, an increase in the price level makes consumers feel

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A) less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
B) less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
C) more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
D) more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
A) less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
B) less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
C) more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
D) more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls.

Question 16

Which of the following statements concerning the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is correct?

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A) The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is nothing more than a large version of the model of market demand and supply. 
B) The price level and quantity of output adjust to bring aggregate demand and supply into balance. 
C) The aggregate supply curve shows the quantity of goods and services that households, firms, and the government want to buy at each price. 
D) The aggregate demand shows the quantity of goods and services that firms are willing to produce at a given price level. 
A) The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is nothing more than a large version of the model of market demand and supply. 
B) The price level and quantity of output adjust to bring aggregate demand and supply into balance. 
C) The aggregate supply curve shows the quantity of goods and services that households, firms, and the government want to buy at each price. 
D) The aggregate demand shows the quantity of goods and services that firms are willing to produce at a given price level.

Question 17

Suppose people anticipate an increase in the expected price level. Which curve(s) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it (they) shift?

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The short-run aggreg

Question 18

Figure 33-7.  
-Refer to Figure 33-7. Suppose the economy starts at Y. If there is a fall in aggregate demand, then the economy moves to

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A) V in the long run. 
B) W in the long run. 
C) X in the long run. 
D) Z in the long run. 
A) V in the long run. 
B) W in the long run. 
C) X in the long run. 
D) Z in the long run.

Question 19

During World War II, the economy's production increased about

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A) 25 percent and prices rose about 5 percent. 
B) 50 percent and prices rose about 10 percent. 
C) 75 percent and prices rose about 15 percent. 
D) 100 percent and prices rose about 20 percent. 
A) 25 percent and prices rose about 5 percent. 
B) 50 percent and prices rose about 10 percent. 
C) 75 percent and prices rose about 15 percent. 
D) 100 percent and prices rose about 20 percent.

Question 20

Like real GDP, investment fluctuates, but it fluctuates much less than real GDP.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 33: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The aggregate supply curve is

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

Other things the same, when the government spends more, the initial effect is that

The sticky-price theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level rises by 5% and people were expecting it to rise by 2%, then firms have

Suppose workers notice a fall in their nominal wage but are slow to notice that the price of things they consume have fallen by the same percentage. They may infer that the reward to working is

Who wrote the 1936 book titled The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money?

Suppose a shift in aggregate demand creates an economic contraction. If policymakers can respond with sufficient speed and precision, they can offset the initial shift by shifting

A relatively mild period of falling incomes and rising unemployment is called a(n)

Other things the same, a decrease in the price level causes the interest rate to

Which of the following fall during a recession?

A decrease in the money supply causes the interest rate to rise so that investment falls.

Other things the same, continued increases in the money supply lead to

​The aggregate demand is described graphically as

Wages tend to be sticky

Other things the same, an increase in the price level makes consumers feel

Which of the following statements concerning the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is correct?

Suppose people anticipate an increase in the expected price level. Which curve(s) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it (they) shift?

Figure 33-7. -Refer to Figure 33-7. Suppose the economy starts at Y. If there is a fall in aggregate demand, then the economy moves to

During World War II, the economy's production increased about

Like real GDP, investment fluctuates, but it fluctuates much less than real GDP.

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

Filters

The aggregate demand is described graphically as