Macroeconomics: Factors Affecting Aggregate Demand

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What happens to the overall demand within the economy when firms are optimistic?

  • It remains unchanged
  • It decreases
  • It becomes unstable
  • It increases (correct)

What is the short-run effect of an increase in aggregate demand?

  • Prices increase; Output decreases
  • Prices increase; Output increases (correct)
  • Prices decrease; Output increases
  • Prices decrease; Output decreases

What does not influence the Natural Rate of Output or LRAS?

  • Labour
  • Capital
  • Price changes (correct)
  • Natural Resources

What can cause a shift in the Aggregate Supply curve?

<p>Improvement in productivity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of expansionary fiscal policy during a recession?

<p>To increase aggregate demand and ease the recession (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can the government use to influence aggregate demand?

<p>Fiscal policy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the wealth effect on Aggregate Demand?

<p>AD rises (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to consumer spending when interest rates rise?

<p>It decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a lower price level on the demand for exports?

<p>It increases the demand for exports (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal rate of output around which the actual rate of output fluctuates?

<p>Natural Rate of Output (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of an increase in firm optimism on the Aggregate Demand curve?

<p>It shifts the AD curve to the right (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a change in C, I, G, or NX do to the Aggregate Demand curve?

<p>It shifts the AD curve to the right (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the aggregate demand curve represent in an economy?

<p>The total demand for all finished goods and services (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for aggregate demand?

<p>AD = C + I + G + (X-M) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the aggregate demand curve slope downward?

<p>Because an increase in the price level decreases the purchasing power of households (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the natural rate of unemployment influenced by?

<p>Labour, Capital, and Natural Resources (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opportunity cost of unemployment?

<p>The goods and services that could have been produced if the unemployed were working (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the costs of unemployment to the individual?

<p>Loss of earnings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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