Question 1

The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model helps us to understand both short-run economic fluctuations and how the economy moves from the short to the long run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following will both make people buy more?

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A)  wealth and interest rates rise.
B)  wealth rises and interest rates fall.
C)  wealth falls and interest rates rise.
D)  wealth falls and interest rates fall.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The recessions associated with the business cycle come at regular intervals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Increased output and prices in the United States in the early 1940s were mostly the result of increased government expenditures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Other things the same, a decrease in the price level motivates people to hold

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A)  less money, so they lend less, and the interest rate rises.
B)  less money, so they lend more, and the interest rate falls.
C)  more money, so they lend more, and the interest rate rises.
D)  more money, so they lend less, and the interest rate falls.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Sticky nominal wages can result in

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A)  lower profits for firms when the price level is lower than expected.
B)  a decrease in real wages when the price level is lower than expected.
C)  a short-run aggregate-supply curve that is vertical.
D)  a long-run aggregate-supply curve that is upward-sloping.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Write the mathematical expression that summarizes the three alternative explanations for the upward slope of the short run aggregate supply curve.

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Question 8

Aggregate demand shifts right when the Federal Reserve

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A)  raises personal income taxes.
B)  increases the money supply.
C)  institutes an investment tax credit.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Over the last fifty years both real GDP and prices have trended upward in most countries. Continuing real GDP growth and inflation can be explained by

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A)  continuing technological progress alone.
B)  continuing increases in the money supply alone.
C)  continued technological progress and continuing increases in the money supply.
D)  None of the above can explain continuing real GDP growth and inflation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Menu costs help explain

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A)  sticky-price theory.
B)  misperceptions theory.
C)  sticky-wage theory.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Other things the same, an increase in the price level induces less spending on ​

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A)  ​investment and net exports.
B)  ​investment, but not net exports.
C)  ​net exports, but not investment.
D)  ​neither net exports nor investment.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

When the price level falls

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A)  the interest rate rises, so the quantity of goods and services demand rises.
B)  the interest rate rises, so the quantity of goods and services demand falls.
C)  the interest rate falls, so the quantity of goods and services demand rises.
D)  the interest rate falls, so the quantity of goods and services demand falls.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In 1986, OPEC countries increased their production of oil. This caused

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A)  the price level to rise.
B)  aggregate supply to shift right.
C)  unemployment to rise.
D)  None of the above is correct.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model implies monetary neutrality

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A)  only in the short run.
B)  only in the long run.
C)  in both the short run and the long run.
D)  in neither the short run nor long run.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Consider the exhibit below for the following questions.
Figure 33-4 
-Refer to Figure 33-4. In the short run, a favorable shift in aggregate supply would move the economy from

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A)  A to B.
B)  B to C.
C)  C to D.
D)  D to A.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Classical economist David Hume observed that as the money supply expanded after gold discoveries it took some time for prices to rise and in the meantime the economy enjoyed higher employment and production. This is inconsistent with monetary neutrality because

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A)  monetary neutrality would mean that neither prices nor production should have risen.
B)  monetary neutrality would mean that production should have risen, but prices should not have.
C)  monetary neutrality would mean the prices should have risen, but production should not have changed.
D)  monetary neutrality would mean that prices and production should both have fallen.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Recession come at

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A)  regular intervals. During recessions consumption spending falls relatively more than investment spending.
B)  regular intervals. During recessions investment spending falls relatively more than consumption spending.
C)  irregular intervals. During recessions consumption spending falls relatively more than investment spending.
D)  irregular intervals. During recessions investment spending falls relatively more than consumption spending.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Figure 33-15. 
-Refer to Figure 33-15. Suppose the economy begins at point A. Decreases in what four variables could result in a movement to point D?

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consumption, investm...

Question 19

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.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The misperceptions theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level is higher than people expected, then some firms believe that the relative price of what they produce has

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased, so they increase production.
B)  decreased, so they decrease production.
C)  increased, so they increase production.
D)  increased, so they decrease production.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 33: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

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Which of the following will both make people buy more?

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The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model helps us to understand both short-run economic fluctuations and how the economy moves from the short to the long run.

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

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Consider the exhibit below for the following questions. Figure 33-4 -Refer to Figure 33-4. In the short run, a favorable shift in aggregate supply would move the economy from

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Other things the same, an increase in the price level induces less spending on ​

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Recession come at

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Over the last fifty years both real GDP and prices have trended upward in most countries. Continuing real GDP growth and inflation can be explained by

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Figure 33-15. -Refer to Figure 33-15. Suppose the economy begins at point A. Decreases in what four variables could result in a movement to point D?

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Increased output and prices in the United States in the early 1940s were mostly the result of increased government expenditures.

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When the price level falls

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Other things the same, a decrease in the price level motivates people to hold

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Aggregate demand shifts right when the Federal Reserve

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In 1986, OPEC countries increased their production of oil. This caused

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Sticky nominal wages can result in

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Classical economist David Hume observed that as the money supply expanded after gold discoveries it took some time for prices to rise and in the meantime the economy enjoyed higher employment and production. This is inconsistent with monetary neutrality because

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Write the mathematical expression that summarizes the three alternative explanations for the upward slope of the short run aggregate supply curve.

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The misperceptions theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level is higher than people expected, then some firms believe that the relative price of what they produce has

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The recessions associated with the business cycle come at regular intervals.

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The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model implies monetary neutrality

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