question
The aggregate demand curve slopes downward because of:
answer
wealth and substitution effects
question
An increase in the price level decreases planned expenditures because:
answer
current prices rise relative to future prices, decreasing expenditure
question
When the economy is at full employment and investment increases, in the long run the price level will ________ and, if potential GDP does not change, in the long run real GDP will ________.
answer
increase; not change
question
A fall in the price level shifts the AE curve ________ and ________ equilibrium expenditure
answer
upward;increases
question
The short-run multiplier is equal to 3, real GDP equals potential GDP of $8,000, and the price level is equal to 100. Suppose that government expenditure decreases by $200. The long-run effect of the decrease in government expenditure changes real GDP by:
answer
nothing; that is, in the long run real GDP equals $8,000
question
An increase in ________ shifts the AE curve ________ and an increase in ________ shifts the aggregate demand curve ________.
answer
the price level; downward; autonomous expenditure; rightward
question
in the long run, the multiple:
answer
is zero
question
the multiplier effect is smallest
answer
in the long run
question
the money multiplier measures the:
answer
horizontal shift in the aggregate demand curve from an increase in autonomous spending
question
In general, an increase in autonomous expenditure that is NOT created by a change in the price level results in a:
answer
rightward shift of the AD curve
question
a fall in the price level
answer
shifts the aggregate expenditure curve upward and increases the quantity of real GDP demanded.
question
The slope of the aggregate expenditure curve increases when the marginal propensity to consume ________ or the marginal propensity to import ________.
answer
increases; decreases
question
business cycle turning points are:
answer
brought about by changes in autonomous expenditures that are then subject to the multiplier effect
question
if the marginal propensity to save is .25 in an economy with no imports or taxes, the money multiplier equals
answer
4
question
The multiplier is greater than 1 because the change in autonomous expenditure leads to ________.
answer
more induced expenditure
question
In the figure above, if income taxes increase:
answer
the AE curve becomes flatter.
question
The presence of income taxes and imports make the slope of the aggregate expenditure curve:
answer
flatter than it would be without income taxes and exports
question
in the above figure, equilibrium expenditure along AE1 is:
answer
$12 trillion
question
in the above table, there are no taxes and no imports or exports. the change in unplanned inventories when real GDP is $7,000 is:
answer
$500
question
An economy has no imports and no taxes. The marginal propensity to save is 0.2. The multiplier is ________ so a ________ increase in autonomous expenditure increases equilibrium expenditure by:
answer
5; $12 billion
question
Suppose that the slope of the AE curve is 0.67. Then a $100 increase in autonomous spending means equilibrium expenditure will:
answer
increase by 300
question
in the figure above, the multiple equals:
answer
1.67
question
if the slope of the AE curve is 0.60, the value of the multiplier is:
answer
2.5
question
If there are no taxes or imports and MPC = 0.67, the multiplier is
answer
3
question
If prices are fixed, when aggregate planned expenditure exceeds real GDP, then:
answer
inventories decrease, signaling firms to increase production and increase real GDP
question
Expenditure that does NOT depend on real GDP is called:
answer
autonomous expenditure
question
in the above figure, equilibrium real GDP is equal to:
answer
$16 trillion
question
In the above figure, if the marginal propensity to consume increases, the slope of the AE curve would:
answer
increase
question
When aggregate planned expenditure is less than real GDP, unplanned:
answer
investment occurs
question
If aggregate planned expenditure is less than real GDP then:
answer
firms' inventories will increase and real GDP will decrease as production falls
question
In the above figure, if real GDP is greater than $15 trillion, inventories will be:
answer
above target levels so firms will decrease production
question
In the above table, C is consumption expenditure, I is investment, G is government expenditure, X is exports, and M is imports. All entries are in dollars. What is the level of aggregate planned expenditure when real GDP is equal to $900 billion?
answer
$796
question
If planned expenditures equal $16 trillion when real GDP is $16.5 trillion, then:
answer
actual investment will exceed planned investment.
question
Suppose the equilibrium level of expenditure is $13 trillion. If real GDP is $14 trillion, then planned expenditures:
answer
are less than real GDP, and real GDP will decrease
question
At equilibrium expenditure, unplanned changes in inventory:
answer
must be zero
question
When there is unplanned inventory investment, aggregate planned expenditure is ________ real GDP and actual investment is ________ planned investment.
answer
less than; greater than
question
Between 2013 and 2014 the government estimates that disposable income in the United States decreased. Consequently, as a result of this change, consumption expenditure:
answer
decreased
question
the MPS equals the ratio of:
answer
none of the above answers are correct
question
In the above figure, at a disposable income level of $2 trillion, saving equals:
answer
zero
question
dissaving:
answer
occurs when consumption is greater than disposable income
question
The Keynesian model of aggregate expenditure describes the economy in:
answer
the short run
question
An increase in disposable income shifts:
answer
neither the consumption function or the savings function because it leads to a movement along both the consumption and savings function
question
A movement along the consumption function to higher levels of consumption expenditure arises because:
answer
the level of disposable income increases
question
the marginal property to consume measures:
answer
the fraction of a change in disposable income that is spent on consumption expenditure
question
As disposable income increases, there is a ________ the saving function.
answer
movement along
question
If the MPC equals 0.75, then:
answer
for every $100 increase in disposable income, saving increases by $25
question
With consumption expenditure on the vertical axis and disposable income on the horizontal axis, the consumption function intersects the 45-degree line at $8 trillion. This result indicates that:
answer
consumption spending is $8 trillion when disposable income is $8 trillion.
question
There is a movement along the consumption function if there is ________.
answer
an increase in disposable income
question
the marginal propensity to consume is:
answer
never greater than 1