Question 1

Keynes explained that recessions and depressions occur because of

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A) excess aggregate demand. 
B) inadequate aggregate demand. 
C) excess aggregate supply. 
D) inadequate aggregate supply. 
A) excess aggregate demand. 
B) inadequate aggregate demand. 
C) excess aggregate supply. 
D) inadequate aggregate supply.

Question 2

The long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right if

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A) either immigration from abroad increases or technology improves. 
B) immigration from abroad increases, but not if technology improves. 
C) technology improves, but not if immigration from abroad increases. 
D) None of the above are correct. 
A) either immigration from abroad increases or technology improves. 
B) immigration from abroad increases, but not if technology improves. 
C) technology improves, but not if immigration from abroad increases. 
D) None of the above are correct.

Question 3

People will buy more if the price level

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A) rises because rising prices increase the real value of a dollar. 
B) rises because rising prices decrease the real value of a dollar. 
C) falls because falling prices increase the real value of a dollar. 
D) falls because falling prices decrease the real value of a dollar. 
A) rises because rising prices increase the real value of a dollar. 
B) rises because rising prices decrease the real value of a dollar. 
C) falls because falling prices increase the real value of a dollar. 
D) falls because falling prices decrease the real value of a dollar.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Other things the same, when the price level rises, interest rates

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A) rise, so firms increase investment. 
B) rise, so firms decrease investment. 
C) fall, so firms increase investment. 
D) fall, so firms decrease investment. 
A) rise, so firms increase investment. 
B) rise, so firms decrease investment. 
C) fall, so firms increase investment. 
D) fall, so firms decrease investment.

Question 7

If the dollar appreciates because of speculation or government policy U.S.

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A) aggregate demand shifts left. U.S. aggregate demand also shifts left if other countries experience recessions. 
B) aggregate demand shifts left. U.S. aggregate demand shifts right if other countries experience recessions. 
C) aggregate demand shifts right. U.S. aggregate demand also shifts right if other countries experience recessions. 
D) aggregate demand shifts right. U.S. aggregate demand shifts left if other countries experience recessions. 
A) aggregate demand shifts left. U.S. aggregate demand also shifts left if other countries experience recessions. 
B) aggregate demand shifts left. U.S. aggregate demand shifts right if other countries experience recessions. 
C) aggregate demand shifts right. U.S. aggregate demand also shifts right if other countries experience recessions. 
D) aggregate demand shifts right. U.S. aggregate demand shifts left if other countries experience recessions.

Question 8

The discovery of a large amount of previously-undiscovered oil in the U.S. would shift

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A) the long-run aggregate-supply curve to the right. 
B) the long-run aggregate-supply curve to the left. 
C) the aggregate-demand curve to the left. 
D) None of the above is correct. 
A) the long-run aggregate-supply curve to the right. 
B) the long-run aggregate-supply curve to the left. 
C) the aggregate-demand curve to the left. 
D) None of the above is correct.

Question 9

Aggregate demand includes

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A) only the quantity of goods and services households want to buy. 
B) only the quantity of goods and services households and firms want to buy. 
C) only the quantity of goods and services households, firms, and the government want to buy. 
D) the quantity of goods and services households, firms, the government, and customer abroad want to buy. 
A) only the quantity of goods and services households want to buy. 
B) only the quantity of goods and services households and firms want to buy. 
C) only the quantity of goods and services households, firms, and the government want to buy. 
D) the quantity of goods and services households, firms, the government, and customer abroad want to buy.

Question 10

The price level rises in the short run if

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

Question 11

When taxes increase, consumption

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A) decreases as shown by a movement to the left along a given aggregate-demand curve. 
B) decreases as shown by a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the left. 
C) increases as shown by a movement to the right along a given aggregate-demand curve. 
D) increases as shown by a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the right. 
A) decreases as shown by a movement to the left along a given aggregate-demand curve. 
B) decreases as shown by a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the left. 
C) increases as shown by a movement to the right along a given aggregate-demand curve. 
D) increases as shown by a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the right.

Question 12

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 13

The Stock Market Boom of 2015
Imagine that in 2015 the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Then stock prices rise more than expected and stay high for some time.
-Refer to Stock Market Boom 2015. What happens to the expected price level and what impact does this have on wage bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) The expected price level falls. Bargains are struck for higher wages. 
B) The expected price level falls. Bargains are struck for lower wages. 
C) The expected price level rises. Bargains are struck for higher wages. 
D) The expected price level rises. Bargains are struck for lower wages. 
A) The expected price level falls. Bargains are struck for higher wages. 
B) The expected price level falls. Bargains are struck for lower wages. 
C) The expected price level rises. Bargains are struck for higher wages. 
D) The expected price level rises. Bargains are struck for lower wages.

Question 14

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that the quantity of output firms supply will increase if

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A) the price level is higher than expected making production more profitable. 
B) The price level is higher than expected making production less profitable 
C) the price level is lower than expected making production more profitable 
D) The price level is higher than expected making production less profitable. 
A) the price level is higher than expected making production more profitable. 
B) The price level is higher than expected making production less profitable 
C) the price level is lower than expected making production more profitable 
D) The price level is higher than expected making production less profitable.

Question 15

Which of the following shifts short-run aggregate supply right?

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A) an increase in the minimum wage 
B) an increase in immigration from abroad 
C) an increase in the price of oil 
D) an increase in the actual price level 
A) an increase in the minimum wage 
B) an increase in immigration from abroad 
C) an increase in the price of oil 
D) an increase in the actual price level

Question 16

Other things the same, when the price level falls, interest rates

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A) rise, so firms increase investment. 
B) rise, so firms decrease investment. 
C) fall, so firms increase investment. 
D) fall, so firms decrease investment. 
A) rise, so firms increase investment. 
B) rise, so firms decrease investment. 
C) fall, so firms increase investment. 
D) fall, so firms decrease investment.

Question 17

According to the misperceptions theory of aggregate supply, if a firm thought that inflation was going to be 5 percent and actual inflation was 6 percent, then the firm would believe that the relative price of what it produce had

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

In the context of the aggregate-demand curve, the interest-rate effect refers to the idea that, when the price level increases,

Accepted Answer

A) the real value of money decreases; in turn, the real value of the dollar increases in foreign exchange markets, which decreases net exports. 
B) the real value of money decreases; in turn, interest rates increase, which decreases net exports. 
C) households increase their holdings of money; in turn, interest rates decrease, which reduces spending on investment goods. 
D) households increase their holdings of money; in turn, interest rates increase, which reduces spending on investment goods. 
A) the real value of money decreases; in turn, the real value of the dollar increases in foreign exchange markets, which decreases net exports. 
B) the real value of money decreases; in turn, interest rates increase, which decreases net exports. 
C) households increase their holdings of money; in turn, interest rates decrease, which reduces spending on investment goods. 
D) households increase their holdings of money; in turn, interest rates increase, which reduces spending on investment goods.

Question 19

As the price level rises,

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A) the exchange rate falls, so net exports fall. 
B) the exchange rate falls, so net exports rise. 
C) the exchange rate rises, so net exports fall. 
D) the exchange rate rises, so net exports rise. 
A) the exchange rate falls, so net exports fall. 
B) the exchange rate falls, so net exports rise. 
C) the exchange rate rises, so net exports fall. 
D) the exchange rate rises, so net exports rise.

Question 20

During recessions which type of spending falls?

Accepted Answer

A) consumption and investment 
B) investment but not consumption 
C) consumption but not investment 
D) neither consumption nor investment 
A) consumption and investment 
B) investment but not consumption 
C) consumption but not investment 
D) neither consumption nor investment

Exam 20: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Keynes explained that recessions and depressions occur because of

The long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right if

People will buy more if the price level

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

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

Other things the same, when the price level rises, interest rates

If the dollar appreciates because of speculation or government policy U.S.

The discovery of a large amount of previously-undiscovered oil in the U.S. would shift

Aggregate demand includes

The price level rises in the short run if

When taxes increase, consumption

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

The Stock Market Boom of 2015 Imagine that in 2015 the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Then stock prices rise more than expected and stay high for some time. -Refer to Stock Market Boom 2015. What happens to the expected price level and what impact does this have on wage bargaining?

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that the quantity of output firms supply will increase if

Which of the following shifts short-run aggregate supply right?

Other things the same, when the price level falls, interest rates

According to the misperceptions theory of aggregate supply, if a firm thought that inflation was going to be 5 percent and actual inflation was 6 percent, then the firm would believe that the relative price of what it produce had

In the context of the aggregate-demand curve, the interest-rate effect refers to the idea that, when the price level increases,

As the price level rises,

During recessions which type of spending falls?

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

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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