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  A)  A B)  B C)  C D)  D


A) A
B) B
C) C
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  A)  a higher price level. B)  an expansion of real output and a stable price level. C)  an expansion of real output and a higher price level. D)  a decline in real output and a stable price level.


A) a higher price level.
B) an expansion of real output and a stable price level.
C) an expansion of real output and a higher price level.
D) a decline in real output and a stable price level.

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How will a change in productivity increase or decrease aggregate supply?

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Productivity measures average real outpu...

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An increase in the price level, other things equal, will shift the


A) consumption, investment, and net exports schedules of the aggregate expenditures model downward.
B) consumption, investment, and net exports schedules of the aggregate expenditures model upward.
C) consumption and investment schedules of the aggregate expenditures model upward, but the net exports schedule downward.
D) consumption and net exports schedules of the aggregate expenditures model upward, but the investment schedule downward.

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The determinants of aggregate supply


A) are consumption, investment, government, and net export spending.
B) explain why real domestic output and the price level are directly related.
C) explain the three distinct ranges of the aggregate supply curve.
D) include resource prices and resource productivity.

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The real-balances effect indicates that inflation makes the public feel wealthier and they therefore spend more out of their current incomes.

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Real Domestic Output Real Domestic Output Demanded (in Billions) Price Level (Index Value) Supplied $500 350 $3,500 1,000 300 3,000 1,500 250 2,500 2,000 200 2,000 2,500 150 1,500 3,000 100 1,000 The accompanying table shows the aggregate demand and aggregate supply schedule for a Hypothetical economy. If the quantity of real domestic output demanded decreased by $500 and The quantity of real domestic output supplied increased by $500 at each price level, the new Equilibrium price level and quantity of real domestic output would be


A) 150 and $1,500.
B) 150 and $2,000.
C) 200 and $2,000.
D) 250 and $2,000.

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 Price Level CIgGXM Real GDP 128$18$2$3$1$51252043241222263331192483421162610351\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Price Level } & C & I _ { g } & G & X & M & \text { Real GDP } \\\hline 128 & \$ 18 & \$ 2 & \$ 3 & \$ 1 & \$ 5 & \\\hline 125 & 20 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 4 & \\\hline 122 & 22 & 6 & 3 & 3 & 3 & \\\hline 119 & 24 & 8 & 3 & 4 & 2 & \\\hline 116 & 26 & 10 & 3 & 5 & 1 & \\\hline\end{array} In the accompanying table for a particular country, C is consumption expenditures, IgI _ { g } is gross Investment expenditures, G is government expenditures, X is exports, and M is imports. All ?gures Are in billions of dollars. If the amounts of GDP supplied at the price levels shown (in descending Order) are $27, $25, $22, $18, and $13, the equilibrium price level will be


A) 128.
B) 125.
C) 122.
D) 119.

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Cost-push inflation is depicted as a rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve along an upsloping aggregate supply curve.

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The foreign purchases effect


A) shifts the aggregate demand curve rightward.
B) shifts the aggregate demand curve leftward.
C) shifts the aggregate supply curve rightward.
D) moves the economy along a fixed aggregate demand curve.

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The upward slope of the short-run aggregate supply curve is based on the assumption that


A) wages and other resource prices do not respond to price level changes.
B) wages and other resource prices do respond to price level changes.
C) prices of outputs do not respond to price level changes.
D) prices of inputs are flexible, while prices of outputs are fixed.

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If the U.S. dollar appreciates in value relative to foreign currencies, then this will


A) increase aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
B) decrease aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
C) decrease aggregate demand and increase aggregate supply.
D) increase aggregate demand and decrease aggregate supply.

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Cost-push inflation can be described as a rightward shift of the aggregate supply curve.

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If the price level increases in the United States relative to foreign countries, then American consumers will purchase more foreign goods and fewer U.S. goods. This statement describes


A) the output effect.
B) the foreign purchases effect.
C) the real-balances effect.
D) the shift-of-spending effect.

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If at a particular price level, real output from producers is greater than real output desired by purchasers, then there will be a general


A) surplus and the price level will rise.
B) surplus and the price level will fall.
C) shortage and the price level will rise.
D) shortage and the price level will fall.

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  A)  a decrease in the general price level B)  an increase in real interest rates C)  an increase in national incomes abroad D)  a decrease in the value of financial assets


A) a decrease in the general price level
B) an increase in real interest rates
C) an increase in national incomes abroad
D) a decrease in the value of financial assets

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  A)  an increase in real interest rates B)  a decrease in business subsidies C)  an increase in input prices D)  a decrease in business taxes


A) an increase in real interest rates
B) a decrease in business subsidies
C) an increase in input prices
D) a decrease in business taxes

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 Price Level CIgGXM Real GDP 128$18$2$3$1$51252043241222263331192483421162610351\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Price Level } & C & I _ { g } & G & X & M & \text { Real GDP } \\\hline 128 & \$ 18 & \$ 2 & \$ 3 & \$ 1 & \$ 5 & \\\hline 125 & 20 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 4 & \\\hline 122 & 22 & 6 & 3 & 3 & 3 & \\\hline 119 & 24 & 8 & 3 & 4 & 2 & \\\hline 116 & 26 & 10 & 3 & 5 & 1 & \\\hline\end{array} In the accompanying table for a particular country, C is consumption expenditures, IgI _ { g } is gross Investment expenditures, G is government expenditures, X is exports, and M is imports. All ?gures Are in billions of dollars. If the amounts of GDP supplied at the price levels shown (in descending Order) are $45, $43, $40, $37, and $31, the equilibrium level of real GDP will be


A) $37 billion.
B) $35 billion.
C) $26 billion.
D) $43 billion.

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When national income in other nations decreases, aggregate demand in our economy


A) increases because our exports will increase.
B) decreases because our exports will decrease.
C) increases because our imports will decrease.
D) decreases because our imports will increase.

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A decrease in per-unit production costs will shift the aggregate supply curve leftward.

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