Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a tax increase that decreases aggregate demand from AD1 to AD will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ and eventually to a long-run equilibrium at point ________, if left to self-correcting tendencies.
A. D; C
B. D; B
C. A; B
D. B; C
Answer: B
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The Keynesian cause-and-effect sequence predicts that an increase in the money supply will cause interest rates to:
a. fall, boosting investment and shifting the AD curve rightward, leading to an increase in real GDP. b. fall, boosting investment and shifting the AD curve rightward, leading to a decrease in real GDP. c. rise, cutting investment and shifting the AD curve rightward, leading to an increase in real GDP. d. rise, boosting investment and shifting the AD curve rightward, leading to an increase in real GDP. e. fall, cutting investment and shifting the AD curve leftward, leading to a decrease in real GDP.
As the U.S. price level decreases, expenditures by which of the following will increase?
A. Consumers B. Businesses C. The rest of the world D. All of these will increase their expenditures.
The total value added in the production of a final good
a. exceeds the price of the final good. b. equals the price of the final good. c. exceeds the total payments made to owners of productive resources used in the production. d. both equals the price of the final good and exceeds the total payments made to owners of productive resources used in the production.
What happens to a monopolistically competitive firm that begins to charge an excessive price for its product?
a. The firm will go out of business. b. Consumers will substitute a rival's product. c. Consumers will boycott the product. d. The government will regulate the price.