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Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?


A) Congress reduces purchases of new weapons systems.
B) The Fed buys bonds in the open market.
C) The price level falls.
D) Net exports fall.

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

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Which of the following shifts short-run, but not long-run aggregate supply right?


A) a decrease in the actual price level
B) a decrease in the expected price level
C) a decrease in the capital stock
D) an increase in the money supply

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

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Figure 15-2. Figure 15-2.    -Refer to Figure 15-2. The shift of the short-run aggregate-supply curve from AS<sub>1</sub> to AS<sub>2</sub> A)  could be caused by an outbreak of war in the Middle East. B)  could be caused by a decrease in the expected price level. C)  causes the economy to experience an increase in the unemployment rate. D)  causes the economy to experience stagflation. -Refer to Figure 15-2. The shift of the short-run aggregate-supply curve from AS1 to AS2


A) could be caused by an outbreak of war in the Middle East.
B) could be caused by a decrease in the expected price level.
C) causes the economy to experience an increase in the unemployment rate.
D) causes the economy to experience stagflation.

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

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

A) True
B) False

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Aggregate demand includes


A) both the quantity of goods and services the government and customers abroad want to buy.
B) neither the quantity of goods and services the government wants to buy nor the quantity of goods and services customers abroad want to buy.
C) the quantity of goods and service the government wants to buy, but not the quantity of goods and services customers abroad want to buy.
D) the quantity of goods and services customers abroad want to buy, but not the quantity of goods and services the government wants to buy.

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

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If output is above its natural rate, then according to sticky-wage theory


A) workers and firms will strike bargains for lower wages. In response to the lower wages firms will produce less at any given price level.
B) workers and firms will strike bargains for lower wages. In response to the lower wages firms will produce more at any given price level.
C) will strike bargains for higher wages. In response to the higher wages firms will produce less at any given price level.
D) workers and firms will strike bargains for higher wages. In response to the higher wages firms will produce more at any given price level.

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

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As the price level falls


A) people are more willing to lend, so interest rates rise.
B) people are more willing to lend, so interest rates fall.
C) people are less willing to lend, so interest rates fall.
D) people are less willing to lend, so interest rates rise.

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

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


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

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

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People had been expecting the price level to be 170 but it turns out to be 165. Diamond Power Tools increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?


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

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

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Other things the same, a decrease in the price level causes the interest rate to


A) increase, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to increase.
B) increase, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to decrease.
C) decrease, the dollar to depreciate, and net exports to increase.
D) decrease, the dollar to appreciate, and net exports to decrease.

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

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Figure 15-2. Figure 15-2.    -Refer to Optimism. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by optimism shifts A)  long-run aggregate supply right. B)  long-run aggregate supply left. C)  short-run aggregate supply right. D)  short-run aggregate supply left. -Refer to Optimism. In the long run, the change in price expectations created by optimism shifts


A) long-run aggregate supply right.
B) long-run aggregate supply left.
C) short-run aggregate supply right.
D) short-run aggregate supply left.

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

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When the price level falls


A) people want to hold more money.
B) the interest rate rises.
C) investment spending rises.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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Other things the same, if the price level rises by 2% and people were expecting it to rise by 5%, then some firms have


A) higher than desired prices which increases their sales.
B) higher than desired prices which depresses their sales.
C) lower than desired prices which increases their sales.
D) lower than desired prices which depresses their sales.

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

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As the price level rises


A) people are more willing to lend, so interest rates rise.
B) people are more willing to lend, so interest rates fall.
C) people are less willing to lend, so interest rates fall.
D) people are less willing to lend, so interest rates rise.

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

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Other things the same, an increase in the expected price level shifts


A) short-run aggregate supply right.
B) short-run aggregate supply left.
C) aggregate-demand right.
D) aggregated-demand left.

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

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The position of the long-run aggregate supply curve


A) is determined by the things that determine output in the classical model.
B) is at the point where the unemployment rate is zero.
C) shifts to the right when the price level increases.
D) is at the point where the economy would cease to grow.

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

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Which of the following is not included in aggregate demand?


A) purchases of stock and bonds
B) purchases of services such as visits to the doctor
C) purchases of capital goods such as equipment in a factory
D) purchases by foreigners of consumer goods produced in the United States

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

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Which of the following correctly describes actions of the U.S. government during the recession of 2008-2009?


A) It refused to provide banks funding and made no significant changes in government spending.
B) It refused to provide banks funding but made a large increase in government spending.
C) It became part owner of some banks but made no significant change in government spending
D) It became part owner of some banks and made a large increase in government spending.

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

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Other things the same, an unexpected fall in the price level results in some firms having


A) lower than desired prices which increases their sales.
B) lower than desired prices which depresses their sales.
C) higher than desired prices which increases their sales.
D) higher than desired prices which depresses their sales.

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

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Aggregate demand shifts right if


A) taxes rise and shifts left if stock prices rise.
B) taxes rise and shifts left if stock prices fall.
C) taxes fall and shifts left if stock prices rise.
D) taxes fall and shifts left is stock prices fall.

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

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