Question : 51) If the economy moves upward along its short-run Phillips : 1240620

 

 

51) If the economy moves upward along its short-run Phillips curve, in the AS-AD diagram, this movement is shown by a

A) movement upward along the AS curve as a result of a rightward shift of the AD curve.

B) rightward shift of potential GDP.

C) movement downward along the AS curve as a result of a leftward shift of the AD curve.

D) rightward shift of the AS curve and a movement along the AD curve.

E) leftward shift of the AS curve and a movement along the AD curve.

52) If aggregate demand increases, thereby leading to an increase in real GDP and inflation, there is

A) a movement downward along the short-run Phillips curve.

B) a movement upward along the short-run Phillips curve.

C) a rightward shift in the short-run Phillips curve.

D) a leftward shift in the short-run Phillips curve.

E) neither a movement along nor a shift in the short-run Phillips curve.

 

53) The relationship between the AS-AD model and the Phillips curve points out that as aggregate demand increases, the unemployment rate

A) decreases and the inflation rate rises.

B) increases and the inflation rate falls.

C) decreases and the price level falls.

D) increases and the inflation rate rises.

E) decreases and the inflation rate does not change, only the price level rises.

 

54) Data from the United States and the United Kingdom show that the short-run Phillips curve exhibits

A) a great deal of shifting.

B) stability with shifts occurring only when external forces are strong.

C) stability with shifts occurring only when there is an internal change of government.

D) shifts that occur every five years or so.

E) positive slopes in both nations.

55) Changes in which of the following shift the short-run Phillips curve?

i.changes in the natural unemployment rate

ii.changes in the expected inflation rate

iii.changes in the inflation rate

A) i only

B) ii only

C) iii only

D) i and ii

E) i, ii, and iii

 

56) The short-run Phillips curve shows a relationship between the

A) inflation rate and the interest rate.

B) inflation rate and real GDP.

C) unemployment rate and the interest rate.

D) inflation rate and the unemployment rate.

E) price level and real GDP.

 

57) The short-run Phillips curve is

A) vertical at the natural unemployment rate.

B) upward sloping.

C) downward sloping.

D) horizontal at the expected inflation rate.

E) U-shaped.

58) Moving along the short-run Phillips curve, as the unemployment rate increases, the inflation rate

A) decreases.

B) increases.

C) remains unchanged.

D) initially decreases and then increases.

E) initially increases and then decreases.

 

59) When a movement up along the aggregate supply curve occurs, there is also

A) a movement down along the short-run Phillips curve.

B) a movement up along the short-run Phillips curve.

C) a rightward shift of the short-run Phillips curve.

D) a leftward shift of the short-run Phillips curve.

E) no movement along nor a shift in the short-run Phillips curve.

 

60) If real GDP exceeds potential GDP, then employment is ________ full employment, and the unemployment rate is ________ the natural unemployment rate.

A) below; above

B) equal to; below

C) above; below

D) above; above

E) equal to; equal to

61) According to Okun’s Law, if the natural unemployment rate is 5 percent, the actual unemployment rate is 4 percent, and potential GDP is $15 trillion, then actual real GDP is

A) $12.0 trillion.

B) $15.0 trillion.

C) $14.7 trillion.

D) $15.4 trillion.

E) $15.3 trillion.

 

62) When aggregate demand increases, there is a movement ________ along the AS curve and ________.

A) up; a movement up along the short-run Phillips curve

B) up; a movement down along the short-run Phillips curve

C) up; an upward shift of the short-run Phillips curve

D) down; a downward shift of the short-run Phillips curve

E) down; a movement down along the short-run Phillips curve