In the classical range of the aggregate supply curve, greater spending for consumer and investment goods results in:
A. stagflation.
B. more unemployment.
C. greater output.
D. a higher price level.
Answer: D
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Is increased capital spending the only way for an economy to expand its production possibilities frontier?
A. No, an economy can also expand by invention and innovation. B. No, an economy can also grow by investment instead of capital spending. C. Yes, more capital is the only way to expand its production possibilities frontier. D. Yes, although more capital clearly has a high opportunity cost. E. Yes, because capital is the only constraining resource that limits growth.
An increase in the quantity of money supplied shifts the money supply curve to the ________, and the equilibrium interest rate ________, everything else held constant
A) right; falls B) right; rises C) left; falls D) left; rises
Which of the following is true about the Taylor principle?
A) it explains the link between higher inflation and higher real interest rates B) it is the foundation for an upward sloping MP curve C) it reflects the practice of monetary policy D) all of the above E) none of the above
A plant uses machinery and waste water to produce steel. The owner of the plant wants to maintain an output of 10,000 tons a day, even though the government has just imposed a $100 per gallon tax on using waste water
The reduction in the amount of waste water that results from the imposition of this tax depends on A) the amount of waste water used before the tax was imposed. B) the cost to the firm of using waste water before the tax was put in place. C) the rental rate of machinery. D) the marginal product of waste water only. E) the ratio of the marginal product of waste water to the marginal product of machinery.