32. The economy is
experiencing substantial short-run unemployment. The
long-run aggregate supply curve is ___________. In the
long run, there will be _________ in the aggregate price
level.
A. horizontal, an increase
B. horizontal, a decrease
C. vertical, an increase
D. vertical, a decrease
33. The less
sensitive households are to changes in interest rates,
______________, for a given increase in the aggregate price
level.
A. the more the aggregate demand curve will shift
to the left
B. the less the aggregate demand curve will
shift to the left
C. the steeper the aggregate demand curve
will be
D. the flatter the aggregate demand curve will
be
34. Each of the
following will increase aggregate demand except
A. an increase in wealth.
B. a decrease in imports.
C. a decrease in interest rates.
D. an increase in saving.
35. In the national income
accounts, welfare payments would be classified as
A. a consumption expenditure.
B. an investment expenditure.
C. a government expenditure.
D. none of the above.
36. Disposable income can
be used for each of the following purposes except
A. personal consumption expenditures.
B. personal income tax payments.
C. personal saving.
D. personal transfer payments to foreigners.
37. If net exports
decrease, aggregate _________ will shift to the _________ in the
short run.
A. demand; right
B. demand; left
C. supply; right
D. supply; left
38. Households choose to
increase the amount that they save. The most likely
short-run effect is that aggregate _________ would
__________.
A. demand; increase
B. demand; decrease
C. supply; increase
D. supply; decrease
39. Households choose to
increase the amount that they save. The most likely
short-run effect is that the aggregate price level will __________
and the level of unemployment will __________.
A. increase; increase
B. increase; decrease
C. decrease; increase
D. decrease; decrease
34. D. an increase in saving.
Increase in saving means decrease in consumption expenditure which reduces AD and shifts AD leftwards.
35. C. a government expenditure.
Government spending includes spending of government on social welfare.
36. C. personal saving.
Disposable income = Income - Taxes + Transfer payments
37. B. demand; left
AD = C + I + G + Net Exports
Decrease in net exports decreases AD and shifts AD leftwards.
38. B. demand; decrease
Increase in saving means decrease in consumption expenditure causes decrease in AD and shifts AD leftwards.
39. C. decrease; increase
Decrease in AD shifts AD leftwards causes decrease in aggregate price level and increases unemployment.
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