Question 1

As recessions begin, production

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A)  and unemployment both rise. 
B)  rises and unemployment falls. 
C)  falls and unemployment rises. 
D)  and unemployment both fall. 
A)  and unemployment both rise. 
B)  rises and unemployment falls. 
C)  falls and unemployment rises. 
D)  and unemployment both fall.

Question 2

Keynes believed that economies experiencing high unemployment should adopt policies to

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A)  reduce the money supply. 
B)  reduce government expenditures. 
C)  increase aggregate demand. 
D)  increase aggregate supply. 
A)  reduce the money supply. 
B)  reduce government expenditures. 
C)  increase aggregate demand. 
D)  increase aggregate supply.

Question 3

The aggregate-demand curve shows that a decrease in the price level

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A)  decreases the dollar value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
B)  decreases the real value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
C)  increases the dollar value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
D)  increases the real value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
A)  decreases the dollar value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
B)  decreases the real value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
C)  increases the dollar value of goods and services demanded in the economy. 
D)  increases the real value of goods and services demanded in the economy.

Question 4

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Senator A succeeds in getting taxes raised. At the same time, Senator B succeeds in getting major new restrictions on logging enacted. In the short run

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A)  real GDP will rise and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
B)  real GDP will fall and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
C)  the price level will rise, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
D)  the price level will fall, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
A)  real GDP will rise and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
B)  real GDP will fall and the price level might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
C)  the price level will rise, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same. 
D)  the price level will fall, and real GDP might rise, fall, or stay the same.

Question 5

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)  All of the above are correct. 
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)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

The exchange-rate effect is the idea that a higher U.S. price level causes the value of the dollar to increase in foreign exchange markets, and this effect contributes to the downward slope of the aggregate-demand curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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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 8

Other things the same, as the price level falls, the exchange rate rises. A rise in the exchange rate leads to a decrease in net exports.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A decrease in the availability of an important major resource such as oil shifts

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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 10

Most macroeconomic variables that measure some type of income, spending, or production fluctuate closely together.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A change in the money supply changes only nominal variables in the long run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

If the price level falls, the real value of a dollar

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A)  rises, so people will want to buy more. This response helps explain the slope of the aggregate demand curve. 
B)  rises, so people will want to buy more. This response shifts aggregate demand to the right. 
C)  falls, so people will want to buy less. This response helps explain the slope of the aggregate demand curve. 
D)  falls, so people will want to buy less. This response shifts aggregate demand to the left. 
A)  rises, so people will want to buy more. This response helps explain the slope of the aggregate demand curve. 
B)  rises, so people will want to buy more. This response shifts aggregate demand to the right. 
C)  falls, so people will want to buy less. This response helps explain the slope of the aggregate demand curve. 
D)  falls, so people will want to buy less. This response shifts aggregate demand to the left.

Question 14

Other things the same, which of the following is correct?

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A)  A decrease in the price level causes the dollar to appreciate. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
B)  A decrease in the price level causes the dollar to depreciate. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
C)  If speculators lose confidence in the American economy, the dollar appreciates. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
D)  If speculators lose confidence in the American economy, the dollar depreciates. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
A)  A decrease in the price level causes the dollar to appreciate. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
B)  A decrease in the price level causes the dollar to depreciate. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
C)  If speculators lose confidence in the American economy, the dollar appreciates. Aggregate demand shifts right. 
D)  If speculators lose confidence in the American economy, the dollar depreciates. Aggregate demand shifts right.

Question 15

Figure 15-2.
  
-Refer to Stock Market Boom 2015. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by the stock market boom shifts

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A)  long-run aggregate supply right. 
B)  long-run aggregate supply left. 
C)  short-run aggregate supply right. 
D)  short-run aggregate supply left. 
A)  long-run aggregate supply right. 
B)  long-run aggregate supply left. 
C)  short-run aggregate supply right. 
D)  short-run aggregate supply left.

Question 16

Aggregate demand shifts to the left if the money supply increases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Which of the following both shift aggregate demand right?

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A)  net exports rise for some reason other than a price change and the money supply rises. 
B)  net exports rise for some reason other than a price change and the price level rises. 
C)  net exports fall for some reason other than a price change and the money supply rises. 
D)  net exports fall for some reason other than a price change and the price level rises. 
A)  net exports rise for some reason other than a price change and the money supply rises. 
B)  net exports rise for some reason other than a price change and the price level rises. 
C)  net exports fall for some reason other than a price change and the money supply rises. 
D)  net exports fall for some reason other than a price change and the price level rises.

Question 19

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 20

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

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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.

As recessions begin, production

Keynes believed that economies experiencing high unemployment should adopt policies to

The aggregate-demand curve shows that a decrease in the price level

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Senator A succeeds in getting taxes raised. At the same time, Senator B succeeds in getting major new restrictions on logging enacted. In the short run

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

The exchange-rate effect is the idea that a higher U.S. price level causes the value of the dollar to increase in foreign exchange markets, and this effect contributes to the downward slope of the aggregate-demand curve.

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

Other things the same, as the price level falls, the exchange rate rises. A rise in the exchange rate leads to a decrease in net exports.

A decrease in the availability of an important major resource such as oil shifts

Most macroeconomic variables that measure some type of income, spending, or production fluctuate closely together.

A change in the money supply changes only nominal variables in the long run.

The long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right if

If the price level falls, the real value of a dollar

Other things the same, which of the following is correct?

Figure 15-2. -Refer to Stock Market Boom 2015. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by the stock market boom shifts

Aggregate demand shifts to the left if the money supply increases.

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

Which of the following both shift aggregate demand right?

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

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

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

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

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Exam 15: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

As recessions begin, production

Keynes believed that economies experiencing high unemployment should adopt policies to

The aggregate-demand curve shows that a decrease in the price level

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Senator A succeeds in getting taxes raised. At the same time, Senator B succeeds in getting major new restrictions on logging enacted. In the short run

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

The exchange-rate effect is the idea that a higher U.S. price level causes the value of the dollar to increase in foreign exchange markets, and this effect contributes to the downward slope of the aggregate-demand curve.

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

Other things the same, as the price level falls, the exchange rate rises. A rise in the exchange rate leads to a decrease in net exports.

A decrease in the availability of an important major resource such as oil shifts

Most macroeconomic variables that measure some type of income, spending, or production fluctuate closely together.

A change in the money supply changes only nominal variables in the long run.

The long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right if

If the price level falls, the real value of a dollar

Other things the same, which of the following is correct?

Figure 15-2. -Refer to Stock Market Boom 2015. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by the stock market boom shifts

Aggregate demand shifts to the left if the money supply increases.

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

Which of the following both shift aggregate demand right?

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

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

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

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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