Question 1

The short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical and the long-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1993 the federal government boosted income tax rates.In the seven years that followed:

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A)   tax revenues fell slightly.
B)   productivity growth slowed.
C)   the unemployment rate increased.
D)   tax revenues expanded rapidly.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is a tenet of supply-side economics?

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A)   High marginal tax rates severely discourage work,saving,and investment.
B)   Increases in social security taxes and other business taxes shift the aggregate supply curve to the right.
C)   The Federal Reserve should adhere to a monetary rule that limits increases in the money supply to a 5 percent annual rate.
D)   Transfer payments increase incentives to work.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

When the actual rate of inflation exceeds the expected rate:

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A)   the unemployment rate will temporarily rise.
B)   firms will experience rising profits and thus increase their employment.
C)   the actual rate of inflation will fall.
D)   nominal wages will decline.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Answer the question on the basis of the following economic data for a hypothetical economy: $\begin{array}{c}
\begin{array}{c}
\
\
\
\text { Year } \
\hline 1997 \
1998 \
1999 \
2000
\end{array}
\begin{array}{c}
\text {Average}\
\text {Hourly}\
\text {Wage}\
\underline{\text {Rates}}\
\$ 6.40 \
6.72\
7.24\
8.02
\end{array}
\begin{array}{c}
\
\text {Index of}\
\text { Industrial}\
\underline{\text {Production}}\
197\
199\
196\
192
\end{array}

\begin{array}{c}
\
\
\text {Unemployment}\
\underline{\text {Rate}}\
 5.5 \% \
5.8\
7.2\
8.3
\end{array}

\begin{array}{c}
\
\text {Price}\
\text {Level}\
\underline{\text {Index}}\
130\
133\
139\
147
\end{array}

\begin{array}{c}
\
\text {Rate of}\
\text { Increase in}\
\underline{\text {Productivity}}\
3.0 \% \
2.9\
3.1\
2.8
\end{array}

\end{array}$
 The given data indicate that the economy has entered a period of demand-pull inflation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are fully responsive to price-level changes is called the:

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A)   long run.
B)   short run.
C)   immediate market period.
D)   very long run.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

One policy dilemma posed by cost-push inflation is that:

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A)   an increase in aggregate demand will increase inflation and the unemployment rate simultaneously.
B)   tax rates can be reduced without lowering tax revenues.
C)   the reduction of aggregate demand to restrain inflation will cause a further reduction in the real GDP.
D)   the adjustment of aggregate demand can neither increase real GDP nor reduce inflation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The basic problem portrayed by the traditional Phillips Curve is:

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A)   that a level of aggregate demand sufficiently high to result in full employment may also cause inflation.
B)   that changes in the composition of total labor demand tend to be deflationary.
C)   that unemployment rises at the same time the general price level is rising.
D)   the possibility that automation will increase the level of noncyclical unemployment.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Suppose the full employment level of real output (Q) for a hypothetical economy is $500,the price level (P) initially is 100,and prices and wages are flexible both upward and downward.Use the following short-run aggregate supply schedules to answer the question.  Refer to the information given.If the price level unexpectedly declines from 100 to 75,the level of real output in the short run will:

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A)   rise from $500 to $560.
B)   fall from $500 to $440.
C)   fall from $560 to $500.
D)   rise from $440 to $500.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Statistical data for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that:

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A)   the Phillips Curve was stable.
B)   the Phillips Curve was unstable.
C)   low levels of unemployment were consistently associated with high rates of inflation.
D)   the inflation rate was highly stable.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

When the actual rate of inflation is less than the expected rate:

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A)   the unemployment rate will temporarily rise.
B)   firms will increase their output to recoup their falling profits.
C)   the unemployment rate will temporarily fall.
D)   firms will experience rising profits and thus increase their employment.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical:

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A)   because the rate of inflation is steady in the long run.
B)   because resource prices eventually rise and fall with product prices.
C)   because product prices tend to increase at a faster rate than resource prices.
D)   only when the money supply increases at the same rate as real GDP.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The level of potential output and location of the long-run aggregate supply curve are determined by:

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A)   Federal Reserve policy.
B)   the price level.
C)   the intersection of aggregate demand and short-run aggregate supply.
D)   the natural rate of unemployment.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The Phillips Curve suggests an inverse relationship between increases in the price level and the level of employment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Government can push the unemployment rate below the natural rate only by:

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A)   instituting supply-side economic policies.
B)   producing a higher rate of inflation than people expect.
C)   balancing the federal budget.
D)   achieving zero inflation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In the extended aggregate demand-aggregate supply model:

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A)   long-run equilibrium occurs wherever the aggregate demand curve intersects the short-run aggregate supply curve.
B)   the long-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.
C)   the price level is the same regardless of the location of the aggregate demand curve.
D)   long-run equilibrium occurs at the intersection of the aggregate demand curve,the short-run aggregate supply curve,and the long-run aggregate supply curve.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Other things equal,the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts positions when:

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A)   the price level changes.
B)   the rate of inflation changes.
C)   nominal wages and other input prices change.
D)   aggregate demand changes.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

A basic criticism of supply-side economics is that:

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A)   empirical research clearly shows that incentives to work and invest vary directly with marginal tax rates.
B)   lower taxes will increase aggregate supply much more than they will increase aggregate demand.
C)   lower taxes will increase aggregate demand much more than they will increase aggregate supply.
D)   higher taxes will reduce incentives to work,invest,and innovate.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   long run.
B)   short run.
C)   immediate market period.
D)   very long run.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In terms of aggregate supply,the difference between the long run and the short run is that in the long run:

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A)   the price level is variable.
B)   employment is variable.
C)   real output is variable.
D)   nominal wages and other input prices are fully responsive to price-level changes.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 37: Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

One policy dilemma posed by cost-push inflation is that:

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A basic criticism of supply-side economics is that:

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When the actual rate of inflation exceeds the expected rate:

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When the actual rate of inflation is less than the expected rate:

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Statistical data for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that:

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The short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical and the long-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.

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The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical:

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In the extended aggregate demand-aggregate supply model:

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The basic problem portrayed by the traditional Phillips Curve is:

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Which of the following is a tenet of supply-side economics?

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The Phillips Curve suggests an inverse relationship between increases in the price level and the level of employment.

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Government can push the unemployment rate below the natural rate only by:

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In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are fully responsive to price-level changes is called the:

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The level of potential output and location of the long-run aggregate supply curve are determined by:

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Other things equal,the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts positions when:

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In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes is called the:

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In terms of aggregate supply,the difference between the long run and the short run is that in the long run:

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In 1993 the federal government boosted income tax rates.In the seven years that followed:

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Exam 37: Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

One policy dilemma posed by cost-push inflation is that:

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A basic criticism of supply-side economics is that:

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When the actual rate of inflation exceeds the expected rate:

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When the actual rate of inflation is less than the expected rate:

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Statistical data for the 1970s and 1980s suggest that:

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The short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical and the long-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.

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The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical:

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In the extended aggregate demand-aggregate supply model:

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The basic problem portrayed by the traditional Phillips Curve is:

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Which of the following is a tenet of supply-side economics?

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The Phillips Curve suggests an inverse relationship between increases in the price level and the level of employment.

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Government can push the unemployment rate below the natural rate only by:

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In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are fully responsive to price-level changes is called the:

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The level of potential output and location of the long-run aggregate supply curve are determined by:

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Other things equal,the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts positions when:

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In terms of aggregate supply,a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes is called the:

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In terms of aggregate supply,the difference between the long run and the short run is that in the long run:

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In 1993 the federal government boosted income tax rates.In the seven years that followed:

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