As actual output falls below the potential level in the short run, which of the following is most likely to occur?

What will be an ideal response?


More resources will become unemployed.

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Suppose the economy is at an equilibrium when C + I + G + X = $12 trillion. If the economy is currently at a real national income level of $14 trillion, then total planned real expenditures

A) exceed real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase. B) are less than real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will decline. C) are equal to real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and there will be no change in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). D) are less than real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase.

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In general, with a monopolist's outcome, total surplus is:

A. higher than that of a competitive market. B. lower than that of a competitive market. C. the same as that of a competitive market. D. Any of these is possible.

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Imagine an economy that does not have international trade and is initially in equilibrium. Later the government increases the level of spending by $350 million because it received a gift from abroad. In this economy, only 65 cents of every dollar is spent, and the rest is saved. What is the marginal propensity to save for this economy?

a. 0.5 b. 0.25 c. 0.65 d. 0.35 e. Cannot be determined

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Assume that foreign capital flows from a nation increase due to political uncertainly and increased risk. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the quantity of real loanable funds per time period and the nominal value of the domestic currency in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? a. The quantity of real loanable funds

per time period rises and nominal value of the domestic currency falls. b. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period falls and nominal value of the domestic currency remains the same. c. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises and nominal value of the domestic currency remains the same. d. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises and nominal value of the domestic currency rises. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.

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