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The MPS plus the MPC must equal
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1
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If the MPS = 1, then the value of the multiplier equals
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10
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Which of the following will shift the aggregate consumption function upward?
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The stock market is strong and wealth is rising
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The ________________ curve shows the negative relationship between the aggregate price level and the quantity output demanded in the economy.
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aggregate demand
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According to the wealth effect, when the price level decreases, the purchasing power of assets
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increase and consumer spending increase
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The interest rate effect of the price level is reflected in
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the downward slope in aggregate demand
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Suppose that the stock market crashes. Which of the following is most likely to occur?
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The AD curve shifts to left
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An increase in government spending on health care is likely to shift the
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AD curve to the right
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The short-run aggregate supply curve is positively sloped because
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wages are sticky or don't readily adjust to changes in economic conditions in the short run
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Which of the following will shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right?
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an economy-wide decrease in commodity prices
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The level of output in the long run is know as
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potential output
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A decrease in aggregate demand will generate __________ in real GDP and _________ in the price level in the short run
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decrease;decrease
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In the short run, a positive demand shock
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increases aggregate output and the aggregate price level
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If commodity prices rise unexpectedly, it will cause
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a negative demand shock
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When the economy is producing output ABOVE the potential, it has an
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inflationary gap
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If nominal wages decrease
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SRAS curve will shift right, increase
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When consumers and firms become more optimistic
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AD curve will shift to right, increase
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When firms decrease their investment spending
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AD curve will shift to the left, decrease
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Fiscal policy refers to
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the manipulation of government spending and taxations
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Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security are examples of
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transfer payments
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Suppose the economy is experiencing a recessionary gap. To move equilibrium aggregate output closer to the level of potential output, the best fiscal policy option is to
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decrease taxes
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Expansionary fiscal policy
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increases aggregate demand
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Contractionary fiscal policy would include
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increase taxes
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If the government decides to spend an extra $5 billion
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GDP will increase by more than $5 billion
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If the MPC is 0.9, then the tax multiplier will be
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9
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Government spending and taxation rules that cause fiscal policy to be expansionary when the economy contracts and contractionary when the economy expands are know as
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automatic stabilizers
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If the MPC is 0.8, and the federal government decreases spending by $200 billion, the income expenditure model would predict that real GDP will decrease by
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$1000 billion
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According to the long-run aggregate supply curve, when _________, the quantity of aggregate output supplied ___________
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the aggregate price level rises, does not change