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Suppose the GDP is in equilibrium at full employment and the MPC is .80. If government wants to increase its purchase of goods and services by $16 billion without changing equilibrium GDP, taxes should be:


A) Increased by $20 billion
B) Reduced by $16 billion
C) Increased by $16 billion
D) Reduced by $20 billion

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Positive net exports increase aggregate expenditures beyond what they would be in a closed economy and thus have an expansionary effect on domestic GDP.

A) True
B) False

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The data below is the consumption schedule in an economy. All figures are in billions of dollars. The data below is the consumption schedule in an economy. All figures are in billions of dollars.   Refer to the above table. If gross investment is $34 billion, net exports are zero, and there is a lump-sum tax of $30 billion at all levels of GDP, then the after-tax equilibrium level of GDP will be: A)  $490 billion B)  $540 billion C)  $590 billion D)  $640 billion Refer to the above table. If gross investment is $34 billion, net exports are zero, and there is a lump-sum tax of $30 billion at all levels of GDP, then the after-tax equilibrium level of GDP will be:


A) $490 billion
B) $540 billion
C) $590 billion
D) $640 billion

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In the aggregate expenditures model of the economy, a downward shift in aggregate expenditures can be caused by a:


A) Decrease in government spending or an increase in taxes
B) Decrease in taxes or an increase in government spending
C) Decrease in interest rates or a decrease in taxes
D) Decrease in saving or an increase in government spending

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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  In the above graph it is assumed that investment, net exports, and government expenditures: A)  Are all increasing B)  Vary directly with GDP C)  Vary inversely with GDP D)  Are independent of GDP In the above graph it is assumed that investment, net exports, and government expenditures:


A) Are all increasing
B) Vary directly with GDP
C) Vary inversely with GDP
D) Are independent of GDP

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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The major economic issue during the Great Depression of the 1930s that concerned John Maynard Keynes was:


A) Rising interest rates
B) Large trade deficits
C) Unemployment
D) Hyperinflation

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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If the MPC in the economy is 0.7 and aggregate expenditures fall by $10 billion, then real GDP will fall by $17 billion.

A) True
B) False

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A newspaper story states: "For the fourth straight quarter, the nation purchased more goods from abroad than ever before." The event described would:


A) Increase the equilibrium level of GDP
B) Decrease the equilibrium level of GDP
C) Make no change in the equilibrium level of GDP
D) Increase, decrease, or make no change in the equilibrium level of GDP; we cannot tell from the information given

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A personal tax cut of $50 billion will affect income differently than an increase in government spending by $50 billion because:


A) The increase in government spending will produce a political business cycle
B) The increase in government spending is less expansionary than the increase in taxes
C) Households may save part of the additional income from the tax cut
D) Households may consume more than the additional income from the tax cut

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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  Refer to the above graph for a private closed economy. The multiplier for the above economy is: A)  2 B)  3 C)  4 D)  5 Refer to the above graph for a private closed economy. The multiplier for the above economy is:


A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In a private closed economy, there will be an unplanned increase in inventories when:


A) Aggregate expenditures exceed GDP
B) Aggregate expenditures exceed (C + Ig)
C) (C + Ig) exceeds aggregate expenditures
D) GDP exceeds aggregate expenditures

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is graphed as a horizontal line across levels of real GDP in the aggregate expenditures model?


A) The saving schedule
B) The investment schedule
C) The consumption schedule
D) The investment demand curve

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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  Refer to the graph above for a private closed economy. The equilibrium level of GDP in this economy is: A)  $150 billion B)  $250 billion C)  $350 billion D)  $450 billion Refer to the graph above for a private closed economy. The equilibrium level of GDP in this economy is:


A) $150 billion
B) $250 billion
C) $350 billion
D) $450 billion

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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All of the following are true when there is an unplanned decrease in inventories, except:


A) GDP is less than aggregate expenditures
B) Saving is less than planned investment
C) Actual investment is greater than planned investment
D) Real GDP will be rising

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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All figures below are in billions of dollars. All figures below are in billions of dollars.   Refer to the table above. If gross investment is $12 billion, the equilibrium level of GDP will be: A)  $260 billion B)  $270 billion C)  $280 billion D)  $290 billion Refer to the table above. If gross investment is $12 billion, the equilibrium level of GDP will be:


A) $260 billion
B) $270 billion
C) $280 billion
D) $290 billion

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Saving is $40 billion and planned investment is $28 billion at the $175 billion level of output in a private closed economy. At this level:


A) Consumption will be $147 billion
B) Actual investment will be $28 billion
C) Unplanned investment will be positive $12 billion
D) Unplanned investment will be negative $12 billion

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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In the aggregate expenditures model of a private closed economy, if aggregate expenditures are greater than output or income, then real GDP will increase towards its equilibrium level.

A) True
B) False

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In which of the following situations for an open mixed economy will the level of GDP contract?


A) When Ca + S + M exceeds Ig + X + T
B) When Ig + X + T exceeds Ca + S + M
C) When Sa + M + T exceeds Ig + X + G
D) When Ig + X + G exceeds Sa + M + T

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The table shows the consumption schedule for a hypothetical economy. All figures are in billions of dollars. The table shows the consumption schedule for a hypothetical economy. All figures are in billions of dollars.   Refer to the above table. If planned investments were fixed at $16, taxes were zero, government purchases of goods and services were zero, and net exports were zero, then equilibrium real GDP would be $630 initially. If government purchases were then raised from $0 to $4, other things constant, then the equilibrium real GDP would become: A)  $660 B)  $630 C)  $640 D)  $650 Refer to the above table. If planned investments were fixed at $16, taxes were zero, government purchases of goods and services were zero, and net exports were zero, then equilibrium real GDP would be $630 initially. If government purchases were then raised from $0 to $4, other things constant, then the equilibrium real GDP would become:


A) $660
B) $630
C) $640
D) $650

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The steeper is the consumption schedule in an economy, the larger will be the multiplier.

A) True
B) False

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