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Other things equal, a reduction in personal and business taxes can be expected to:


A) increase aggregate demand and decrease aggregate supply.
B) increase both aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
C) decrease both aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
D) decrease aggregate demand and increase aggregate supply.

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

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Refer to the diagram below.Other things equal, a shift of the aggregate supply curve from AS0 to AS1 might be caused by a(n) : Refer to the diagram below.Other things equal, a shift of the aggregate supply curve from AS<sub>0</sub> to AS<sub>1</sub> might be caused by a(n) :   A) increase in government regulation. B) increase in aggregate demand. C) increase in productivity. D) decline in nominal wages.


A) increase in government regulation.
B) increase in aggregate demand.
C) increase in productivity.
D) decline in nominal wages.

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

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Refer to the table below that shows the data of a country. Refer to the table below that shows the data of a country.   The table given above is for a particular country in which C is consumption expenditures, I<sub>g</sub> is gross investment expenditures, G is government expenditures, X is exports, and M is imports.All the figures are in billions of dollars.If the country's aggregate supply curve is a vertical line at the $25 billion level of real GDP, the price level will be: A) 128. B) 125. C) 122. D) 119. The table given above is for a particular country in which C is consumption expenditures, Ig is gross investment expenditures, G is government expenditures, X is exports, and M is imports.All the figures are in billions of dollars.If the country's aggregate supply curve is a vertical line at the $25 billion level of real GDP, the price level will be:


A) 128.
B) 125.
C) 122.
D) 119.

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

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A movement downward along an existing aggregate demand curve is equivalent to a(n) :


A) decrease in aggregate demand.
B) increase in aggregate demand.
C) upward shift in the aggregate expenditures schedule.
D) downward shift in the aggregate expenditures schedule.

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

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The following aggregate demand and aggregate supply schedules are for a hypothetical economy. The following aggregate demand and aggregate supply schedules are for a hypothetical economy.   Refer to the data above.The vertical range of the aggregate supply curve is associated with price levels: A) 150 and 200. B) 150 and 300. C) 200 and 250. D) 250 and 300. Refer to the data above.The vertical range of the aggregate supply curve is associated with price levels:


A) 150 and 200.
B) 150 and 300.
C) 200 and 250.
D) 250 and 300.

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

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In the late 1990s and early 2000s:


A) both AD and AS increased
B) inflation was relatively high.
C) AD increased but AS decreased.
D) AD decreased but AS increased.

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

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The short run aggregate supply curve:


A) shows the various amounts of real output which businesses will produce at each price level.
B) is downward sloping because real purchasing power increases as the price level falls.
C) contains a vertical range where real output is variable and the price level is constant.
D) is explained by the interest rate, wealth, and foreign trade effects.

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

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Refer to the information below.A change in net export spending would most likely be caused by changes in: The following list of factors is related to the aggregate demand curve.Real-balances effect Household expectations Interest-rate effect Personal income tax rates Profit expectations National income abroad Government spending Foreign trade effect Exchange rates Degree of excess capacity


A) 2 and 3.
B) 5 and 6.
C) 7 and 8.
D) 6 and 9.

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

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A change in the price level products a?


A) The real-balances effect
B) The nominal-balances effect
C) The interest-rate effect
D) The foreign-trade effect

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

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An increase in government spending can be expected to shift the:


A) aggregate expenditures curve downward and the aggregate demand curve leftward.
B) aggregate expenditures curve upward and the aggregate demand curve leftward.
C) aggregate expenditures curve downward and the aggregate demand curve rightward.
D) aggregate expenditures curve upward and the aggregate demand curve rightward.

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

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Per unit production cost is:


A) real output divided by inputs.
B) total input cost divided by total output.
C) units of output divided by total input cost.
D) a determinant of aggregate demand.

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

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Which would be considered to be one of the factors that shift the aggregate supply curve? A change in:


A) consumer spending.
B) net export spending.
C) government regulation.
D) profit expectations on investment projects.

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

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The passage of new legislation requiring more extensive government regulation of business will most likely:


A) increase aggregate demand.
B) increase aggregate supply.
C) decrease aggregate demand.
D) decrease aggregate supply.

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

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  If real output rises and the price level falls, this would likely be due to a: A) rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve. B) leftward shift of the aggregate demand curve. C) rightward shift of the aggregate supply curve. D) leftward shift of the aggregate supply curve. If real output rises and the price level falls, this would likely be due to a:


A) rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve.
B) leftward shift of the aggregate demand curve.
C) rightward shift of the aggregate supply curve.
D) leftward shift of the aggregate supply curve.

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

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In the short run, the aggregate supply curve of an economy is:


A) upward sloping.
B) downward sloping.
C) horizontal.
D) vertical.

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

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  Which of the above diagrams best portrays the effects of a decrease in the availability of key natural resources? A) A B) B C) C D) D Which of the above diagrams best portrays the effects of a decrease in the availability of key natural resources?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

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

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The economy experiences a decrease in the price level and an increase in real domestic output.Which is a likely explanation?


A) consumer incomes and the quantity of labour have decreased
B) interest rates and wage rates have decreased
C) the prices of imported resources have increased
D) national income abroad has increased

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

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Suppose that real domestic output in an economy is 20 units, the quantity of inputs is 10, and the price of each input is $4.The per unit cost of production in the economy described above is:


A) $.50.
B) $1
C) $2
D) $5

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

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Refer to the diagram given below. Refer to the diagram given below.   If aggregate supply shifts from AS<sub>1</sub> to AS<sub>2</sub>, then the price level will: A) increase and real domestic output will increase. B) decrease and real domestic output will increase. C) increase and real domestic output will decrease. D) decrease and real domestic output will decrease. If aggregate supply shifts from AS1 to AS2, then the price level will:


A) increase and real domestic output will increase.
B) decrease and real domestic output will increase.
C) increase and real domestic output will decrease.
D) decrease and real domestic output will decrease.

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

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An economy is employing 2 units of capital, 5 units of raw materials, and 8 units of labour to produce its total output of 640 units.Each unit of capital costs $10, each unit of raw materials, $4, and each unit of labour, $3.Refer to the above information.As a result of the change indicated in the previous question, the aggregate:


A) supply curve would shift to the left.
B) supply curve would shift to the right.
C) demand curve would shift to the left.
D) demand curve would shift to the right.

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

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