Question 1

"Money is a veil" best describes the

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A)  new-Keynesian view. 
B)  Keynesian view. 
C)  classical view. 
D)  economy in the short run but not the long run. 
A)  new-Keynesian view. 
B)  Keynesian view. 
C)  classical view. 
D)  economy in the short run but not the long run.

Question 2

Classical economist David Hume observed that as the money supply expanded after gold discoveries

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A)  prices and output both increased immediately. 
B)  prices increased immediately while output remained unchanged. 
C)  it took time for prices to rise; in the meantime output was lower. 
D)  it took time for prices to rise; in the meantime output was higher. 
A)  prices and output both increased immediately. 
B)  prices increased immediately while output remained unchanged. 
C)  it took time for prices to rise; in the meantime output was lower. 
D)  it took time for prices to rise; in the meantime output was higher.

Question 3

Figure 33-8.  
-Refer to Figure 33-8. Suppose the economy starts at Z. If changes occur that move the economy to a new short run equilibrium of P3 and Y3 , then it must be the case that

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A)  short run aggregate supply has decreased. 
B)  short run aggregate supply has increased. 
C)  aggregate demand has increased. 
D)  aggregate demand has decreased. 
A)  short run aggregate supply has decreased. 
B)  short run aggregate supply has increased. 
C)  aggregate demand has increased. 
D)  aggregate demand has decreased.

Question 4

Make a list of expenditures whose sum equals GDP.

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consumption, investm

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

Most economists believe that in the short run

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A)  real and nominal variables are determined independently and that money cannot move real GDP away from its long-run trend. 
B)  real and nominal variables are determined independently but that money can temporarily move real GDP away from its long-run trend. 
C)  real and nominal variables are highly intertwined but that money cannot move real GDP away from its long- run trend. 
D)  real and nominal variables are highly intertwined and that money can temporarily move real GDP away from its long-run trend. 
A)  real and nominal variables are determined independently and that money cannot move real GDP away from its long-run trend. 
B)  real and nominal variables are determined independently but that money can temporarily move real GDP away from its long-run trend. 
C)  real and nominal variables are highly intertwined but that money cannot move real GDP away from its long- run trend. 
D)  real and nominal variables are highly intertwined and that money can temporarily move real GDP away from its long-run trend.

Question 7

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  An increase in the money supply causes the interest rate to decrease so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
B)  An increase in stock prices reduces consumption spending so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
C)  An increase in the price level causes the exchange rate to rise so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
D)  A recession in other countries reduces U.S. net exports so that U.S. aggregate demand shifts left. 
A)  An increase in the money supply causes the interest rate to decrease so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
B)  An increase in stock prices reduces consumption spending so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
C)  An increase in the price level causes the exchange rate to rise so that aggregate demand shifts left. 
D)  A recession in other countries reduces U.S. net exports so that U.S. aggregate demand shifts left.

Question 8

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the left?

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A)  an increase in the price level. 
B)  households decide to save a larger fraction of their income. 
C)  an increase in net exports. 
D)  Congress passes a new investment tax credit. 
A)  an increase in the price level. 
B)  households decide to save a larger fraction of their income. 
C)  an increase in net exports. 
D)  Congress passes a new investment tax credit.

Question 9

In the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model, the point where the aggregate demand curve crosses the long run aggregate supply curve, and the expected price level equals the actual price level, is known as what?

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Long run e

Question 10

An unexpected increase in the price level that temporarily lowers real wages and induces more employment and output in an economy, occurs in

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A)  nominal-supply theory. 
B)  stagflation. 
C)  misperceptions theory. 
D)  sticky-wage theory. 
A)  nominal-supply theory. 
B)  stagflation. 
C)  misperceptions theory. 
D)  sticky-wage theory.

Question 11

The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level rises more 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 12

Which of the following shifts the long-run aggregate supply curve to the left?

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A)  either an increase in the price of imported natural resources or a reduction in trade restrictions. 
B)  neither an increase in the price of imported natural resources or a reduction in trade restrictions. 
C)  an increase in the price of imported natural resources and an increase in trade restrictions. 
D)  an increase in trade restrictions and a decrease in the price of imported natural resources. 
A)  either an increase in the price of imported natural resources or a reduction in trade restrictions. 
B)  neither an increase in the price of imported natural resources or a reduction in trade restrictions. 
C)  an increase in the price of imported natural resources and an increase in trade restrictions. 
D)  an increase in trade restrictions and a decrease in the price of imported natural resources.

Question 13

The wealth effect, interest-rate effect, and exchange-rate effect are all explanations for

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A)  the slope of short-run aggregate supply. 
B)  the slope of long-run aggregate supply. 
C)  the slope of the aggregate-demand curve. 
D)  everything that makes the aggregate-demand curve shift. 
A)  the slope of short-run aggregate supply. 
B)  the slope of long-run aggregate supply. 
C)  the slope of the aggregate-demand curve. 
D)  everything that makes the aggregate-demand curve shift.

Question 14

The model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply explains the relationship between

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A)  the price and quantity of a particular good. 
B)  unemployment and output. 
C)  wages and employment. 
D)  real GDP and the price level. 
A)  the price and quantity of a particular good. 
B)  unemployment and output. 
C)  wages and employment. 
D)  real GDP and the price level.

Question 15

The wealth effect helps explain what feature in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model?

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why the ag

Question 16

Make a list of things that would shift the aggregate demand curve to the right.

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Examples (and variations on examples) in

Question 17

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 18

Other things the same, if the price level rises, people

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A)  increase foreign bond purchases, so the dollar appreciates. 
B)  increase foreign bond purchases, so the dollar depreciates. 
C)  increase domestic bond purchases, so the dollar appreciates. 
D)  increase domestic bond purchases, so the dollar depreciates. 
A)  increase foreign bond purchases, so the dollar appreciates. 
B)  increase foreign bond purchases, so the dollar depreciates. 
C)  increase domestic bond purchases, so the dollar appreciates. 
D)  increase domestic bond purchases, so the dollar depreciates.

Question 19

Most economists use the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model primarily to analyze

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A)  short-run fluctuations in the economy. 
B)  the effects of macroeconomic policy on the prices of individual goods. 
C)  the long-run effects of international trade policies. 
D)  productivity and economic growth. 
A)  short-run fluctuations in the economy. 
B)  the effects of macroeconomic policy on the prices of individual goods. 
C)  the long-run effects of international trade policies. 
D)  productivity and economic growth.

Question 20

If there are sticky wages, and the price level is greater than what was expected, then

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A)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied falls, which is shown by a shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left. 
B)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied falls, as shown by a movement to the left along the short-run aggregate supply curve. 
C)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied rises, as shown by a shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right. 
D)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied rises, as shown by a movement to the right along the short-run aggregate supply curve. 
A)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied falls, which is shown by a shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left. 
B)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied falls, as shown by a movement to the left along the short-run aggregate supply curve. 
C)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied rises, as shown by a shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right. 
D)  the quantity of aggregate goods and services supplied rises, as shown by a movement to the right along the short-run aggregate supply curve.

Exam 33: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

"Money is a veil" best describes the

Classical economist David Hume observed that as the money supply expanded after gold discoveries

Figure 33-8. -Refer to Figure 33-8. Suppose the economy starts at Z. If changes occur that move the economy to a new short run equilibrium of P3 and Y3 , then it must be the case that

Make a list of expenditures whose sum equals GDP.

When taxes increase, consumption

Most economists believe that in the short run

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the left?

In the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model, the point where the aggregate demand curve crosses the long run aggregate supply curve, and the expected price level equals the actual price level, is known as what?

An unexpected increase in the price level that temporarily lowers real wages and induces more employment and output in an economy, occurs in

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

Which of the following shifts the long-run aggregate supply curve to the left?

The wealth effect, interest-rate effect, and exchange-rate effect are all explanations for

The model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply explains the relationship between

The wealth effect helps explain what feature in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model?

Make a list of things that would shift the aggregate demand curve to the right.

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

Other things the same, if the price level rises, people

Most economists use the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model primarily to analyze

If there are sticky wages, and the price level is greater than what was expected, then

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Firms in Competitive Markets

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The Theory of Consumer Choice

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