Question 1

Refer to Pessimism. Which curve shifts and in which direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggregate demand shifts right 
B)  aggregate demand shifts left 
C)  aggregate supply shifts right. 
D)  aggregate supply shifts left. 
A)  aggregate demand shifts right 
B)  aggregate demand shifts left 
C)  aggregate supply shifts right. 
D)  aggregate supply shifts left.

Question 2

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic fluctuations are easily predicted by competent economists. 
B)  Recessions have never occurred very close together. 
C)  Spending, income, and production do not fluctuate closely with real GDP. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  Economic fluctuations are easily predicted by competent economists. 
B)  Recessions have never occurred very close together. 
C)  Spending, income, and production do not fluctuate closely with real GDP. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 3

Aggregate demand shifts right when the government

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases taxes. 
B)  cuts military expenditures. 
C)  repeals an investment tax credit. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  decreases taxes. 
B)  cuts military expenditures. 
C)  repeals an investment tax credit. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 4

Suppose people anticipate an increase in the expected price level. Which curve(s) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it (they) shift?

Accepted Answer

The short-run aggreg

Question 5

The recession of 2008-2009 was in many ways the worst macroeconomic event in more than half a century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At the end of World War II many European countries were rebuilding and so were eager to buy capital goods and had rising incomes. We would expect that the rebuilding increased aggregate demand in

Accepted Answer

A)  both the United States and Europe. 
B)  the United States but not Europe. 
C)  Europe, but not the United States. 
D)  neither the United States, nor Europe. 
A)  both the United States and Europe. 
B)  the United States but not Europe. 
C)  Europe, but not the United States. 
D)  neither the United States, nor Europe.

Question 7

Which of the following typically rises during a recession?

Accepted Answer

A)  investment. 
B)  unemployment. 
C)  tax revenues. 
D)  new home construction. 
A)  investment. 
B)  unemployment. 
C)  tax revenues. 
D)  new home construction.

Question 8

Which of the following has been suggested as a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in the money supply 
B)  a decrease in stock prices 
C)  the collapse of the banking system 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  a decline in the money supply 
B)  a decrease in stock prices 
C)  the collapse of the banking system 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand right?

Accepted Answer

A)  both a decrease in the price level and the implementation of an investment tax credit 
B)  a decrease in the price level but not the implementation of an investment tax credit 
C)  the implementation of an investment tax credit but not a decrease in the price level 
D)  neither a decrease in the price level nor the implementation of an investment tax credit 
A)  both a decrease in the price level and the implementation of an investment tax credit 
B)  a decrease in the price level but not the implementation of an investment tax credit 
C)  the implementation of an investment tax credit but not a decrease in the price level 
D)  neither a decrease in the price level nor the implementation of an investment tax credit

Question 10

Real GDP

Accepted Answer

A)  is the current dollar value of all goods produced by the citizens of an economy within a given time. 
B)  measures economic activity and income. 
C)  is used primarily to measure long-run changes rather than short-run fluctuations. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  is the current dollar value of all goods produced by the citizens of an economy within a given time. 
B)  measures economic activity and income. 
C)  is used primarily to measure long-run changes rather than short-run fluctuations. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

As the price level falls

Accepted Answer

A)  people will want to hold more money, so the interest rate rises. 
B)  people will want to hold more money, so the interest rate falls. 
C)  people will want to hold less money, so the interest rate falls. 
D)  people will want to hold less money, so the interest rate rises. 
A)  people will want to hold more money, so the interest rate rises. 
B)  people will want to hold more money, so the interest rate falls. 
C)  people will want to hold less money, so the interest rate falls. 
D)  people will want to hold less money, so the interest rate rises.

Question 12

The economic boom of the early 1940s resulted mostly from

Accepted Answer

A)  increased government expenditures. 
B)  falling prices of oil and other natural resources. 
C)  an increase in the growth rate of the money supply. 
D)  rapid developments in transportation, electronics, and communication. 
A)  increased government expenditures. 
B)  falling prices of oil and other natural resources. 
C)  an increase in the growth rate of the money supply. 
D)  rapid developments in transportation, electronics, and communication.

Question 13

Part of the explanation for why the aggregate-demand curve slopes downward is that a decrease in the price level

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases the real value of money. 
B)  increases the real value of the dollar in foreign exchange markets. 
C)  decreases the interest rate. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  decreases the real value of money. 
B)  increases the real value of the dollar in foreign exchange markets. 
C)  decreases the interest rate. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 14

Changes in the price of oil

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a determinant of the long-run level of real GDP?

Accepted Answer

A)  the price level. 
B)  the amount of capital used by firms. 
C)  available stock of human capital. 
D)  available technology 
A)  the price level. 
B)  the amount of capital used by firms. 
C)  available stock of human capital. 
D)  available technology

Question 16

Who said about classical economic theory: "the long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who said about classical economic theory: "the...

Question 17

People had been expecting the price level to be 120 but it turns out to be 122. In response Robinson Tire Company increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 18

Other things the same, a decrease in the price level makes consumers feel

Accepted Answer

A)  less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
B)  less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
C)  more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
D)  more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
A)  less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls. 
B)  less wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
C)  more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises. 
D)  more wealthy, so the quantity of goods and services demanded falls.

Question 19

In the mid-1970s the price of oil rose dramatically. This

Accepted Answer

A)  shifted aggregate supply left, the price level rose, and real GDP fell. 
B)  caused U.S. prices to fall, and real GDP rose. 
C)  caused an increase in U.S. prices and real GDP. 
D)  caused a decrease in U.S. prices and real GDP. 
A)  shifted aggregate supply left, the price level rose, and real GDP fell. 
B)  caused U.S. prices to fall, and real GDP rose. 
C)  caused an increase in U.S. prices and real GDP. 
D)  caused a decrease in U.S. prices and real GDP.

Question 20

Which of the following is included in the aggregate demand for goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  consumption demand 
B)  investment demand 
C)  net exports 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  consumption demand 
B)  investment demand 
C)  net exports 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 33: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Refer to Pessimism. Which curve shifts and in which direction?

Which of the following is correct?

Aggregate demand shifts right when the government

Suppose people anticipate an increase in the expected price level. Which curve(s) in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model would be affected, and which way would it (they) shift?

The recession of 2008-2009 was in many ways the worst macroeconomic event in more than half a century.

At the end of World War II many European countries were rebuilding and so were eager to buy capital goods and had rising incomes. We would expect that the rebuilding increased aggregate demand in

Which of the following typically rises during a recession?

Which of the following has been suggested as a cause of the Great Depression?

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand right?

Real GDP

As the price level falls

The economic boom of the early 1940s resulted mostly from

Part of the explanation for why the aggregate-demand curve slopes downward is that a decrease in the price level

Changes in the price of oil

Which of the following is not a determinant of the long-run level of real GDP?

Who said about classical economic theory: "the long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead"?

People had been expecting the price level to be 120 but it turns out to be 122. In response Robinson Tire Company increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

Other things the same, a decrease in the price level makes consumers feel

In the mid-1970s the price of oil rose dramatically. This

Which of the following is included in the aggregate demand for goods and services?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: the Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers of Microeconomics

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

Filters