Question 1

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is lower than expected,

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A)  production is more profitable and employment rises. 
B)  production is more profitable and employment falls. 
C)  production is less profitable and employment rises. 
D)  production is less profitable and employment falls. 
A)  production is more profitable and employment rises. 
B)  production is more profitable and employment falls. 
C)  production is less profitable and employment rises. 
D)  production is less profitable and employment falls.

Question 2

Other things the same, if the long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right, prices

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A)  and output both increase. 
B)  and output both decrease. 
C)  increase and output decreases. 
D)  decrease and output increases. 
A)  and output both increase. 
B)  and output both decrease. 
C)  increase and output decreases. 
D)  decrease and output increases.

Question 3

An increase in the expected price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the

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A)  right, and an increase in the actual price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the right. 
B)  right, and an increase in the actual price level does not shift short-run aggregate supply. 
C)  left, and an increase in the actual price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the left. 
D)  left, and an increase in the actual price level does not shift short-run aggregate supply. 
A)  right, and an increase in the actual price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the right. 
B)  right, and an increase in the actual price level does not shift short-run aggregate supply. 
C)  left, and an increase in the actual price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the left. 
D)  left, and an increase in the actual price level does not shift short-run aggregate supply.

Question 4

Most economists believe that in the long run, changes in the money supply

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A)  affect nominal but not real variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is consistent with classical theory. 
B)  affect nominal but not real variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is inconsistent with classical theory. 
C)  affect real but not nominal variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is consistent with classical theory. 
D)  affect real but not nominal variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is inconsistent with classical theory. 
A)  affect nominal but not real variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is consistent with classical theory. 
B)  affect nominal but not real variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is inconsistent with classical theory. 
C)  affect real but not nominal variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is consistent with classical theory. 
D)  affect real but not nominal variables. This view that money is ultimately neutral is inconsistent with classical theory.

Question 5

When taxes increase, consumption

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A)  increases, so aggregate demand shifts right. 
B)  increases, so aggregate supply shifts right. 
C)  decreases, so aggregate demand shifts left. 
D)  decreases, so aggregate supply shifts left. 
A)  increases, so aggregate demand shifts right. 
B)  increases, so aggregate supply shifts right. 
C)  decreases, so aggregate demand shifts left. 
D)  decreases, so aggregate supply shifts left.

Question 6

Financial Crisis
Suppose that banks are less able to raise funds and so lend less. Consequently, because people and households are less able to borrow, they spend less at any given price level than they would otherwise. The crisis is persistent so lending should remain depressed for some time.
-Refer to Financial Crisis. If nominal wages are sticky, which of the following helps explains the change in output?

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A)  real wages fall, so firms choose to produce less 
B)  real wages fall, so firms choose to produce more 
C)  real wages rise, so firms choose to produce less 
D)  real wages rise, so firms choose to produce more 
A)  real wages fall, so firms choose to produce less 
B)  real wages fall, so firms choose to produce more 
C)  real wages rise, so firms choose to produce less 
D)  real wages rise, so firms choose to produce more

Question 7

Other things the same, if the U.S. price level rises, then

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A)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange increases, so the exchange rate rises. 
B)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange increases, so the exchange rate falls. 
C)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange decreases, so the exchange rate rises. 
D)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange decreases, so the exchange rate falls. 
A)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange increases, so the exchange rate rises. 
B)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange increases, so the exchange rate falls. 
C)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange decreases, so the exchange rate rises. 
D)  the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange decreases, so the exchange rate falls.

Question 8

The downward slope of the aggregate demand curve is based on logic that as the price level rises, consumption, investment, and net exports all fall.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

At the end of World War II many European countries were rebuilding and so were eager to buy capital goods and had rising incomes. We would expect that the rebuilding increased aggregate demand in

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A)  both the United States and Europe. 
B)  the United States but not Europe. 
C)  Europe, but not the United States. 
D)  neither the United States, nor Europe. 
A)  both the United States and Europe. 
B)  the United States but not Europe. 
C)  Europe, but not the United States. 
D)  neither the United States, nor Europe.

Question 10

Changes in the price of oil

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A)  can only lead to recessions. 
B)  have not contributed much to output fluctuations in the United States. 
C)  change the economy principally by changing aggregate demand. 
D)  created both inflation and recession in the United States in the 1970s. 
A)  can only lead to recessions. 
B)  have not contributed much to output fluctuations in the United States. 
C)  change the economy principally by changing aggregate demand. 
D)  created both inflation and recession in the United States in the 1970s.

Question 11

An increase in the price level and a reduction in output would result from

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A)  a fall in stock prices. 
B)  a decrease in the supply of an important resource. 
C)  an increase in government expenditures. 
D)  an increase in taxes. 
A)  a fall in stock prices. 
B)  a decrease in the supply of an important resource. 
C)  an increase in government expenditures. 
D)  an increase in taxes.

Question 12

Suppose a recession overseas reduces a country's exports. Which curves) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it they) shift?

Accepted Answer

The aggregate-demand

Question 13

People had been expecting the price level to be 140 but it turns out to be 138. Johnson Family Restaurants increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

Accepted Answer

A)  both sticky price theory and sticky wage theory 
B)  sticky price theory but not sticky wage theory 
C)  sticky wage theory but not sticky price theory 
D)  neither sticky wage theory nor sticky price theory 
A)  both sticky price theory and sticky wage theory 
B)  sticky price theory but not sticky wage theory 
C)  sticky wage theory but not sticky price theory 
D)  neither sticky wage theory nor sticky price theory

Question 14

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Concerns about pollution cause the government to significantly restrict the production of electricity. At the same time, taxes fall. In the short-run

Accepted Answer

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 15

In the early 1930s in the United States, there was a

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A)  large increase in output. In the early 1940s there was also a large increase in output. 
B)  large increase in output. In the early 1940s there was a large decrease in output. 
C)  large decrease in output. In the early 1940s there was a large increase in output. 
D)  large decrease in output. In the early 1940s there was also a large decrease in output. 
A)  large increase in output. In the early 1940s there was also a large increase in output. 
B)  large increase in output. In the early 1940s there was a large decrease in output. 
C)  large decrease in output. In the early 1940s there was a large increase in output. 
D)  large decrease in output. In the early 1940s there was also a large decrease in output.

Question 16

Which of the following would shift the long-run aggregate supply curve right?

Accepted Answer

A)  both an increase in the capital stock and an increase in the price level 
B)  an increase in the capital stock, but not an increase in the price level 
C)  an increase in the money supply, but not an increase in the capital stock 
D)  neither an increase in the money supply nor an increase in the capital stock 
A)  both an increase in the capital stock and an increase in the price level 
B)  an increase in the capital stock, but not an increase in the price level 
C)  an increase in the money supply, but not an increase in the capital stock 
D)  neither an increase in the money supply nor an increase in the capital stock

Question 17

Who is credited for the original development of the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply?

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The answer of Who is credited for the original development...

Question 18

An increase in the expected price level shifts the

Accepted Answer

A)  short-run and long-run aggregate supply curves left. 
B)  the short-run but not the long-run aggregate supply curve left. 
C)  the long-run but not the short-run aggregate supply curve left. 
D)  neither the long-run nor the short-run aggregate supply curve left. 
A)  short-run and long-run aggregate supply curves left. 
B)  the short-run but not the long-run aggregate supply curve left. 
C)  the long-run but not the short-run aggregate supply curve left. 
D)  neither the long-run nor the short-run aggregate supply curve left.

Question 19

Because economists understand what things change GDP, they can predict recessions with a fair amount of accuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 33-16.  
Refer to Figure 33-16. Suppose the economy starts at P3 and Y2. If there is a decrease in government purchases, identify the price and output levels that the economy would move to in the short run.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Figure 33-16.  
Refer to Figure 33-16....

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is lower than expected,

Other things the same, if the long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right, prices

An increase in the expected price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the

Most economists believe that in the long run, changes in the money supply

When taxes increase, consumption

Other things the same, if the U.S. price level rises, then

The downward slope of the aggregate demand curve is based on logic that as the price level rises, consumption, investment, and net exports all fall.

At the end of World War II many European countries were rebuilding and so were eager to buy capital goods and had rising incomes. We would expect that the rebuilding increased aggregate demand in

Changes in the price of oil

An increase in the price level and a reduction in output would result from

Suppose a recession overseas reduces a country's exports. Which curves) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it they) shift?

People had been expecting the price level to be 140 but it turns out to be 138. Johnson Family Restaurants increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Concerns about pollution cause the government to significantly restrict the production of electricity. At the same time, taxes fall. In the short-run

In the early 1930s in the United States, there was a

Which of the following would shift the long-run aggregate supply curve right?

Who is credited for the original development of the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply?

An increase in the expected price level shifts the

Because economists understand what things change GDP, they can predict recessions with a fair amount of accuracy.

Figure 33-16. Refer to Figure 33-16. Suppose the economy starts at P3 and Y2. If there is a decrease in government purchases, identify the price and output levels that the economy would move to in the short run.

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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 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

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Exam 15: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is lower than expected,

Other things the same, if the long-run aggregate supply curve shifts right, prices

An increase in the expected price level shifts short-run aggregate supply to the

Most economists believe that in the long run, changes in the money supply

When taxes increase, consumption

Other things the same, if the U.S. price level rises, then

The downward slope of the aggregate demand curve is based on logic that as the price level rises, consumption, investment, and net exports all fall.

At the end of World War II many European countries were rebuilding and so were eager to buy capital goods and had rising incomes. We would expect that the rebuilding increased aggregate demand in

Changes in the price of oil

An increase in the price level and a reduction in output would result from

Suppose a recession overseas reduces a country's exports. Which curves) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it they) shift?

People had been expecting the price level to be 140 but it turns out to be 138. Johnson Family Restaurants increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Concerns about pollution cause the government to significantly restrict the production of electricity. At the same time, taxes fall. In the short-run

In the early 1930s in the United States, there was a

Which of the following would shift the long-run aggregate supply curve right?

Who is credited for the original development of the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply?

An increase in the expected price level shifts the

Because economists understand what things change GDP, they can predict recessions with a fair amount of accuracy.

Figure 33-16. Refer to Figure 33-16. Suppose the economy starts at P3 and Y2. If there is a decrease in government purchases, identify the price and output levels that the economy would move to in the short run.

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 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

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