Falling output, in the short run, could be due to:
A. an increase in short-run aggregate supply.
B. a reduction in aggregate demand.
C. an increase in long-run aggregate supply.
D. an increase in aggregate demand.
Answer: B
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Refer to the figure above. If the yuan is allowed to float, at exchange rates below E yuan per dollar:
A) the excess supply of dollars in exchange for yuan increases the value of the dollar in the foreign exchange market. B) the excess supply of dollars in exchange for yuan lowers the value of the dollar in the foreign exchange market. C) the excess demand for dollars in exchange for yuan lowers the value of the dollar in the foreign exchange market. D) the excess demand for dollars in exchange for yuan increases the value of the dollar in the foreign exchange market.
If a 1 percent decrease in the price of a pound of oranges results in a smaller percentage decrease in the quantity supplied
A) demand is elastic. B) demand is inelastic. C) supply is elastic. D) supply is inelastic.
Assume that the central bank increases the reserve requirement. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to real GDP and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. Real GDP falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). b. Real GDP rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). c. Real GDP falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). d. Real GDP and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending remain the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Holding nominal money balances constant, a decrease in the price level
A. causes the real value of the money balances to increase, in turn increasing total planned real expenditures. B. causes the real value of the money balances to increase, thereby increasing the interest rate. C. generates a reduction in the value of the money balances, leading to higher interest rates and a decrease in total planned real expenditures. D. causes the real value of the money balances to decrease, in turn decreasing total planned real expenditures.