Suppose that in 2011 nominal GDP increased and real GDP decreased relative to the year 2010 . It can be concluded that:
a. the economy experienced inflation and the total production of goods and services increased.
b. the economy experienced deflation and the total production of goods and services increased.
c. the economy experienced inflation and the total production of goods and services decreased.
d. the economy experienced deflation and the total production of goods and services decreased.
c
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Because decreases in inflation increase aggregate spending and short-run equilibrium output:
A. the aggregate demand curve is downward sloping. B. the aggregate demand curve is upward sloping. C. the aggregate demand curve is horizontal. D. the short-run aggregate supply line is downward sloping.
To achieve long-run equilibrium in an economy with a recessionary gap, without the use of stabilization policy, the inflation rate must:
A. not change. B. increase. C. decrease. D. either increase or decrease depending on the relative shifts of AD and AS.
If mortgages and houses are complements in consumption and interest rates decrease, we would expect to see
a. An increase in demand for houses b. An decrease in demand for houses c. An increase in the quantity of houses demanded d. An decrease in the quantity of houses demanded
When the wage rate rises, a worker chooses to replace some leisure hours with work hours, even if he would remain equally well off. This phenomenon is known as
a. compensating differential. b. the income effect. c. the substitution effect. d. intertemporal substitution.