If the government increases expenditure by $40 billion and increases tax revenues by $40 billion, what is the impact on aggregate demand? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Aggregate demand increases. The government expenditure multiplier shows that the increase in government expenditure increases aggregate demand by more than $40 billion. And the government tax multiplier shows that the increase in tax revenue decreases real GDP by more than $40 billion. But, the magnitude of the government expenditure multiplier exceeds the magnitude of the tax multiplier, so the net effect, which is the balanced budget multiplier, is that aggregate demand increases.
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a. It is the sum of all individual demand curves for all products b. It shows all price levels at which firms' unit costs equal their percent markups. c. It is the curve decided upon by the voters. d. It shows the relationship between firms' unit costs and their percentage markups. e. It shows the equilibrium level of GDP associated with price level.
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What will be an ideal response?
Labor unions that consist of workers from a particular industry, such as automobile manufacturing, are called
A) craft unions. B) industrial unions. C) collective unions. D) closed unions.