Econ Ch. 29 True/False – Flashcards
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The shape of the aggregate supply curve is determined by what happens to aggregate demand as real output expands
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False
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In the immediate short run, both input and output prices are fixed
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True
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The greater the upward slope of the AS curve, the larger is the realized multiplier effect of a change in investment spending
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False
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A negative GDP gap can be caused by either a decrease in aggregate demand or a decrease in aggregate supply
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True
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The interest-rate effect is one of the determinants of aggregate demand
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False
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The aggregate supply curve (short-run) becomes steeper as the economy moves rightward and upward along it
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True
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The immediate-short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical at the full employment level of output
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False
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Cost-push inflation is depicted as a rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve along an upsloping aggregate supply curve
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False
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An increase in wealth from a substantial increase in stock prices will move the economy along a fixed aggregate demand curve
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False
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The real-balances effect indicates that inflation makes the public feel wealthier and they therefore spend more out of their current incomes
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False
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An increase in business excise taxes will shift the aggregate supply curve leftward
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True
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Other things equal, an increase in productivity will shift the short-run aggregate supply curve rightward
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true
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The price level in the United States is more flexible downward than upward
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False
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A decrease in per unit production costs will shift the aggregate supply curve leftward
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False
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An increase in imports (independent of a change in the U.S. price level) will increase both U.S. aggregate supply and U.S. aggregate demand
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False
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In locating a particular aggregate demand curve it is assumed that the money supply is fixed
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True
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The equilibrium price level and equilibrium level of real GDP occur at the intersection of the aggregate demand curve and the aggregate supply curve
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True
