Category: The Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply Model

Refers to Exhibit 4. Suppose the economy is operating in a recession such as point B in Exhibit 4. If policy makers allow the economy to adjust to the long run natural rate on its own, ?

A. People will reduce their price expectations and the short run aggregate supply will shift right
B. People will raise their price expectations and aggregate demand will shift left
C. People will raise their price expectations and the short run aggregate supply will shift left
D. People will reduce their price expectations and aggregate demand will shift right

Suppose the economy is initially in long run equilibrium Then suppose there is a drought that destroys much of the wheat crop if policymakers allow the economy to adjust to long-run equilibrium on its own, according to the model to aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the long run ?

A. Output rises; prices are unchanged from the initial value
B. Output and the price level are unchanged from their initial values
C. Output falls; prices are unchanged from the initial value
D. Prices fall; output is unchanged from its initial value

Suppose the price level falls but suppliers only notice that the price of their particular product has fallen Thinking there has been a fall in the relative price of their product they cut back on production, This is a demonstration of the ?

A. misperceptions theory of the short run aggregate supply curve
B. classical dichotomy theory of the short run aggregate supply curve
C. sticky price theory of the short run aggregate supply curve
D. sticky wage theory of the short run aggregate supply curve

According to the wealth effect aggregate demand slopes downward (negatively) because ?

A. lower prices increase the value of money holding and consumers spending increase
B. lower prices decrease the value of money holding and consumers spending decrease
C. lower prices reduce money holding increase lending, interest rates fall and investment spending increase
D. lower prices increase money holding decrease lending, interest rates rise and investment spending falls