Exam 10: Keynesian Macroeconomics and Economic Instability: a Critique of the Self-Regulating Economy

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Government purchases rise by $100 billion and the MPC equals 0.75.Assuming that idle resources exist at each expenditure round,and the multiplier is operative,the change in Real GDP equals

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If Keynes's theory is correct,wage rates may be _______________ in a _____________ direction which means that the __________ curve will not shift to the __________ to remove the economy from a recessionary gap as it would in a self-regulating economy.

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Exhibit 10-1 Exhibit 10-1   -Refer to Exhibit 10-1.At Q<sub>1</sub>, -Refer to Exhibit 10-1.At Q1,

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How is the multiplier expressed in terms of the MPS?

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When the MPC = 0.6,the multiplier is

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If total production is less than total expenditures,then business firms

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Explain how the Keynesian view differs from the classical view with respect to saving.Explain further how the two views differ with respect to investment.

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The economy is in equilibrium,TP = TE,and Real GDP is $2,000 billion.The MPC is 0.75,the multiplier is operative,and idle resources exist at each expenditure round.Autonomous investment spending falls by $10 billion.As a result,the TE curve shifts __________,inventory levels unexpectedly __________,business firms __________ the quantity of goods and services they produce,and Real GDP __________ by __________.

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There are no idle resources,the multiplier is operative,and autonomous spending rises.It follows that

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Keynes believed that investment is

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If consumption is greater than disposable income,it follows that

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The part of consumption that is dependent on disposable income is called autonomous consumption.

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If people buy more than has been produced,

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The change in disposable income is $200 and the change in saving is $50.What is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)?

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Here is a consumption function: C = C0 + MPC(Yd).Which of the following is true about the consumption function?

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Exhibit 10-6 Exhibit 10-6   -Refer to Exhibit 10-6.If government purchases decrease,it follows that -Refer to Exhibit 10-6.If government purchases decrease,it follows that

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In Keynes' view,labor unions would resist wage cuts,but individual employees would go along with wage cuts initiated by his/her employer.

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Describe the three basic points that Keynes made regarding consumption.Briefly explain why consumption was such a main concern in the Keynesian model.

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Which of the following statements is false?

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If total production is greater than total expenditures,then business firms

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