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If the consumption and disposable income are equal at a particular level of income and spending then...
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Saving must be zero at this point
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All else equal, if the interest rate rises:
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planned investment spending will decrease
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If inventories are declining unexpectedly at the current price level of GDP and spending then...
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current expenditures exceed the level of GDP and GDP in the future must decrease
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On a graph of a public open economy, the equilibrium real GDP is found at the intersection of the Keynesian 45 degree line (disposable income) and
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the aggregate expenditures curve (C+Ig+G+Xn)
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At equilibrium GDP
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savings equal planned investment and there are no unplanned inventory changes
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Other things remaining constant, which of the following would increase an economy's real GDP and employment?
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An increase in net exports to the countries that this nation trades with
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Savings, imports, and tax payments are all considered
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leakages
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The slope of the consumption line or schedule is the
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marginal propensity to consume
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An inflationary spending (expenditure) gap will cause
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demand-pull inflation
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An inflationary spending (expenditure) gap will cause
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Positive GDP gap
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Increases in government spending (G), in the Keynesian model,
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shifts aggregate expenditures upward result in a higher equilibrium GDP
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Increase in government spending (G), in the aggregate economic model,
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shifts the AD curve to the right
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The aggregate demand curve:
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is down-sloping and shows the amount of real output that will be purchased at each possible price level
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The interest-rate effect suggests that:
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an increase in the price level will increase the demand for money, increase interest rates, and decrease interest-sensitive consumption and investment spending.
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The real-balances effect indicates that:
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a higher price level will decrease the real value of many financial assets and therefore reduce spending
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Which one of the following would not shift the aggregate demand curve?
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a change in the price level
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Other things equal, a decrease in the real interest rate will:
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expand investment and shift the AD curve to the right.
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An increase in input productivity will:
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reduce the equilibrium price level, assuming downward flexible prices
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In which of the following sets of circumstances can we confidently expect inflation?
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Aggregate supply decreases and aggregate demand increases.