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


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.

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Which of the following would cause prices to rise and real GDP to fall in the short run?


A) an increase in the expected price level
B) an increase in the capital stock
C) an increase in the quantity of labor available
D) All of the above are correct.

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Aggregate demand shifts left 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.

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Fluctuations in real GDP are caused only by changes in aggregate demand and not by changes in aggregate supply.

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Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?


A) an increase in the money supply
B) an increase in net exports due to something other than a change in domestic prices
C) an investment tax credit
D) All of the above are correct.

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The long-run aggregate supply curve shifts left if


A) the capital stock increases.
B) there is a natural disaster.
C) the government removes some environmental regulations that limit production methods.
D) None of the above is correct.

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When taxes increase,consumption


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.

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The aggregate-demand curve shows the


A) quantity of labor and other inputs that firms want to buy at each price level.
B) quantity of labor and other inputs that firms want to buy at each inflation rate.
C) quantity of domestically produced goods and services that households want to buy at each price level.
D) quantity of domestically produced goods and services that households,firms,the government,and customers abroad want to buy at each price level.

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Aggregate demand shifts to the left if the money supply increases.

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A decrease in the money supply causes the interest rate to rise so that investment falls.

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Optimism Imagine that the economy is in long-run equilibrium.Then,perhaps because of improved international relations and increased confidence in policy makers,people become more optimistic about the future and stay this way for some time. -Refer to Optimism.What happens to the expected price level and what's the result for wage bargaining?


A) The expected price level falls.Bargains are struck for higher wages.
B) The expected price level falls.Bargains are struck for lower wages.
C) The expected price level rises.Bargains are struck for higher wages.
D) The expected price level rises.Bargains are struck for lower wages.

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Changes in the price of oil


A) can only lead to recessions.
B) have not contributed much to output fluctuations in the United States.
C) change the economy principally by changing aggregate demand.
D) created both inflation and recession in the United States in the 1970s.

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As the price level falls,


A) the exchange rate falls,so net exports fall.
B) the exchange rate falls,so net exports rise.
C) the exchange rate rises,so net exports fall.
D) the exchange rate rises,so net exports rise.

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When the money supply decreases


A) interest rates fall and so aggregate demand shifts right.
B) interest rates fall and so aggregate demand shifts left.
C) interest rates rise and so aggregate demand shifts right.
D) interest rates rise and so aggregate demand shifts left.

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Other things the same,when the price level falls,interest rates


A) rise,so firms increase investment.
B) rise,so firms decrease investment.
C) fall,so firms increase investment.
D) fall,so firms decrease investment.

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Aggregate demand shifts right if at a given price level


A) net exports rise and shifts left if the money supply increases.
B) net exports rise and shifts right if the money supply increases.
C) net exports fall and shifts left if the money supply increases.
D) net exports fall and shifts right if the money supply increases.

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Political Instability Abroad Suppose that political instability in other countries makes people fear for the value of their assets in these countries so that they desire to purchase more U.S assets. -Refer to Political Instability Abroad.What would the change in the interest rate created by foreigners wanting to buy more U.S.assets do to investment spending in the U.S.?


A) make it rise which by itself would increase U.S.aggregate demand.
B) make it rise which by itself would decrease U.S.aggregate demand.
C) make it fall which by itself would increase U.S.aggregate demand.
D) make it fall which by itself would decrease U.S.aggregate demand.

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Other things the same,the aggregate quantity of goods demanded in the U.S.increases if


A) real wealth falls.
B) the interest rate rises.
C) the dollar depreciates.
D) None of the above is correct.

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Which of the following would cause prices and real GDP to rise in the short run?


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

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If aggregate demand shifts right then in the short run


A) firms will increase production.In the long run increased price expectations shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right.
B) firms will increase production.In the long run increased price expectations shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left.
C) firms will decrease production.In the long run increased price expectations shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right.
D) firms will decrease production.In the long run increased price expectations shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left.

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