Exam 10: Aggregate Expenditure and Aggregate Demand
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On the aggregate expenditure graph, suppose autonomous investment decreases by $10 billion.What will be the effect on the aggregate expenditure line?
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Suppose the marginal propensity to consume is 4/5.What is the simple multiplier?
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Suppose investment increases by $100 and, as a result, GDP ultimately increases by $200.What does the multiplier equal?
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-Refer to the table in the exhibit.Which of the following groups is considered autonomous with respect to income?

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Suppose the simple multiplier is 8.What is the marginal propensity to consume?
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Schedule for Real GDP, Net Taxes and Government Purchases (Trillions of Dollars) Real GDP Net taxes Disposable income (Y) Consumption (NT) Saving (Y-NT) Planned investment (S) Net exports (NX) Government purchases (G) Planned aggregate expenditure (C+I+NX+G) 3.0 0.9 2.1 2.0 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.9 3.2 3.6 0.9 2.7 2.4 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.9 3.5 4.2 0.9 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.0 4.8 0.9 3.9 3.2 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.4 5.4 0.9 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.8
-Refer to the table in the exhibit.What is the marginal propensity to consume?
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Schedule for Real GDP, Net Taxes and Government Purchases (Trillions of Dollars) Real GDP Net taxes Disposable income (Y) Consumption (NT) Saving (Y-NT) Planned investment (S) Net exports (NX) Government purchases (G) Planned aggregate expenditure (C+I+NX+G) 3.0 0.9 2.1 2.0 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.9 3.2 3.6 0.9 2.7 2.4 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.9 3.5 4.2 0.9 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.0 4.8 0.9 3.9 3.2 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.4 5.4 0.9 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.5 -0.2 0.9 4.8
-Refer to the table in the exhibit.What is the relationship between exports and imports?
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Other things constant, how would a larger marginal propensity to save affect the consumption function?
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How will an increase in the price level affect the aggregate demand curve?
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Suppose the spending multiplier is greater than 1.0.Which of the following will be the result of a $200 billion increase in autonomous investment?
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Suppose the marginal propensity to save is 1/8.What is the value of the simple multiplier?
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Other things constant, how would a smaller marginal propensity to save affect the consumption function?
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Other things constant, how would a smaller marginal propensity to save affect the saving function?
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What is illustrated by the distance between the aggregate expenditure line and the 45-degree line at each level of real GDP?
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Suppose households save $30 billion more at each level of income, and the MPC = 0.9.How will the aggregate expenditure line be affected?
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Suppose the price level increases.How will the aggregate expenditure line be affected?
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Suppose current real GDP is greater than planned aggregate expenditure.Which of the following best describes how inventories of goods and services are affected?
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At the equilibrium level of real GDP, what does unplanned inventory adjustment equal?
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Other things constant, how would a smaller marginal propensity to save affect the marginal propensity to consume?
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Suppose that the multiplier is 4, autonomous investment rises by $50 billion, and autonomous consumption falls by $50 billion at the same time.What will be the effect on equilibrium GDP?
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