Question :
61) The economy’s aggregate supply (AS) curve assumed to slope : 1384397
61) The economy’s aggregate supply (AS) curve is assumed to slope upward because
A) inputs become more expensive at higher levels of output.
B) inputs become less expensive at higher levels of output.
C) firms’ unit costs rise as output increases.
D) firms’ unit costs fall as output increases.
E) aggregate demand increases at higher levels of national income.
Answer: C
Comment: An algorithmic version of this question appears in MyEconLab
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Recall
User2: Qualitative
62) The economy’s aggregate supply curve is drawn under two main assumptions. They are
A) firms’ unit costs are constant; prices of all factors of production are constant.
B) firms’ unit costs are constant; the state of technology is constant.
C) firms will produce more output only if prices rise; technology improves only if prices rise.
D) the prices of all factors of production are constant; the state of technology is constant.
E) the prices of all factors of production are constant; productivity improves as the price level rises.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Recall
Objective: NEW
User1: Table
User2: Qualitative
63) A decrease in aggregate supply in the short run is
A) shown by a shift to the left of the AS curve.
B) shown by a shift to the right of the AS curve.
C) interpreted to mean that more national output will be supplied at any given price level.
D) caused by a decrease in the price level.
E) caused by an increase in the price level.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
User2: Qualitative
64) A decrease in aggregate supply in the short run is
A) reflected in a movement to the left along the AS curve.
B) reflected in a shift to the right in the AS curve.
C) interpreted to mean that less total output will be supplied at any given price level.
D) caused by a decrease in the price level.
E) caused by an increase in the price level.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
User2: Qualitative
65) Consider the basic AD/AS model. If there is a decrease in the cost of non-labour inputs to production, the result will be to
A) shift the AD curve to the left.
B) shift the AD curve to the right.
C) shift the AS curve to the left.
D) shift the AS curve to the right.
E) cause a movement to the left along the AS curve.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
User2: Qualitative
66) Consider the basic AD/AS model. If major labour unions succeed in increasing wages across the economy, the AS curve will shift
A) downward (to the right), reducing the price level.
B) downward (to the right) and then return immediately to its original position.
C) upward (to the left) and then return immediately to its original position.
D) upward (to the left), increasing the price level.
E) None of the above; there will no effect on the AS curve.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
User2: Qualitative
67) A movement along the economy’s AS curve could be caused by a change in
A) labour productivity.
B) the cost of capital.
C) the price level, caused in turn by an AD shock.
D) technology.
E) the wage rate.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
User2: Qualitative
68) The economy’s AS curve will shift upward in the short run if there is
A) an improvement in technology.
B) a decrease in the cost of capital.
C) an increase in the price level.
D) a decrease in nominal wages.
E) an increase in nominal wages.
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
Objective: REVISED
User2: Qualitative
69) The economy’s AS curve will shift upward in the short run if there is
A) a deterioration in technology.
B) a decrease in the cost of capital.
C) a decrease in nominal wages.
D) a decrease in the price level.
E) an improvement in technology.
Answer: A
Comment: An algorithmic version of this question appears in MyEconLab
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
Objective: REVISED
User2: Qualitative
70) Other things being equal, the AS curve will shift downward if there is
A) a decrease in labour productivity.
B) a decrease in the cost of capital inputs.
C) a decrease in the price level.
D) an increase in the price level.
E) an increase in nominal wages.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic: 23.2. slope and shifts of the AS curve
Skill: Applied
Objective: REVISED
User2: Qualitative