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The IS curve shows combinations of ______ that are consistent with equilibrium in the market for goods and services:


A) inflation and unemployment
B) the price level and real output
C) the interest rate and the level of income
D) the interest rate and real money balances

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Consider the impact of an increase in thriftiness in the Keynesian-cross analysis.Assume that the marginal propensity to consume is unchanged,but the intercept of the consumption function is made smaller so that at every income level saving is greater.This will:


A) increase saving by the decrease in the intercept.
B) lead to no change in saving.
C) decrease saving by the decrease in the intercept.
D) lead to an increase in investment.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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According to the theory of liquidity preference,velocity is:


A) positively related to the interest rate.
B) negatively related to the interest rate.
C) independent of the interest rate.
D) equal to one divided by the interest rate.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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If neither investment nor consumption depends on the interest rate,then the IS curve is ______ and ______ policy has no effect on output.


A) vertical; monetary
B) horizontal; monetary
C) vertical; fiscal
D) horizontal; fiscal

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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With planned expenditure and the equilibrium condition Y = PE drawn on a graph with income along the horizontal axis,if income exceeds expenditure,then income is to the ______ of equilibrium income and there is unplanned inventory ______.


A) right; decumulation
B) right; accumulation
C) left; decumulation
D) left; accumulation

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The IS and LM curves together generally determine:


A) income only.
B) the interest rate only.
C) both income and the interest rate.
D) income,the interest rate,and the price level.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Two interpretations of the IS-LM model are that the model explains:


A) the determination of income in the short run when prices are fixed,or what shifts the aggregate demand curve.
B) the short-run quantity theory of income,or the short-run Fisher effect.
C) the determination of investment and saving,or what shifts the liquidity preference schedule.
D) changes in government spending and taxes or the determination of the supply of real money balances.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The slope of the IS curve depends on:


A) the interest sensitivity of investment and the amount of government spending.
B) the interest sensitivity of investment and the marginal propensity to consume.
C) the interest sensitivity of investment and the tax rates.
D) tax rates and government spending.

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

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In the Keynesian-cross model,what adjusts to move the economy to equilibrium following a change in exogenous planned spending?


A) planned spending
B) the interest rate
C) production
D) the price level

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Tax cuts stimulate ______ by improving worker's incentive and expand ______ by raising households' disposable income.


A) velocity; demand for loanable funds
B) demand for loanable funds; velocity
C) aggregate demand; aggregate supply
D) aggregate supply; aggregate demand

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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In the Keynesian-cross model,a decrease in the interest rate ______ planned investment spending and ______ the equilibrium level of income.


A) increases; increases
B) increases; decreases
C) decreases; decreases
D) decreases; increases

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If the demand function for money is M/P = 0.5Y - 100r,then the slope of the LM curve is:


A) 0.001.
B) 0.005.
C) 0.01.
D) 0.05.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In the Keynesian-cross model,if the MPC equals .75,then a $1 billion increase in government spending increases planned expenditures by ______ and increases the equilibrium level of income by ______.


A) $1 billion; more than $1 billion
B) $.75 billion; more than $.75 billion
C) $.75 billion; $.75 billion
D) $1 billion; $1 billion

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The simple investment function shows that investment ______ as ______ increases.


A) decreases; the interest rate
B) increases; the interest rate
C) decreases; government spending
D) increases; government spending

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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In the Keynesian-cross model,if taxes are reduced by 250,then the equilibrium level of income:


A) increases by 250.
B) increases by more than 250.
C) decreases by 250.
D) increases,but by less than 250.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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When firms experience unplanned inventory accumulation,they typically:


A) build new plants.
B) lay off workers and reduce production.
C) hire more workers and increase production.
D) call for more government spending.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In the liquidity preference model,what adjusts to move the money market to equilibrium following a change in the money supply?


A) planned spending
B) the interest rate
C) production
D) the price level

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In the IS-LM model,which two variables are influenced by the interest rate?


A) supply of nominal money balances and demand for real balances
B) demand for real balances and government purchases
C) supply of nominal money balances and investment spending
D) demand for real money balances and investment spending

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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An explanation for the slope of the IS curve is that as the interest rate increases,the quantity of investment ______,and this shifts the expenditure function ______,thereby decreasing income.


A) increases; downward
B) increases; upward
C) decreases; upward
D) decreases; downward

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: Keynesian Cross and Loanable Funds Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: Keynesian Cross and Loanable Funds    -(Exhibit: Keynesian Cross and Loanable Funds) Both graphs illustrate the inverse relationship between the equilibrium interest rate and the equilibrium level of income.The economy moves from equilibrium A to equilibrium B in the Keynesian-cross diagram as a result of a(n) ______ that shifts planned expenditures. A)  increase in income B)  decrease in income C)  increase in the interest rate D)  decrease in the interest rate -(Exhibit: Keynesian Cross and Loanable Funds) Both graphs illustrate the inverse relationship between the equilibrium interest rate and the equilibrium level of income.The economy moves from equilibrium A to equilibrium B in the Keynesian-cross diagram as a result of a(n) ______ that shifts planned expenditures.


A) increase in income
B) decrease in income
C) increase in the interest rate
D) decrease in the interest rate

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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