111.Andecreaseintaxesshiftsaggregatedemand a.totheright.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thefartheritshifts. b.totheright.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thelessitshifts. c.totheleft.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thefartheritshifts. d.totheleft.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thelessitshifts. 112.IfCongressincreasestaxestobalancethefederalbudget,thentopreventunemploymentandarecessiontheFedwill a.reduceinterestratesbyincreasingthemoneysupply. b.increaseinterestratesbydecreasingthemoneysupply. c.increaseinterestratesbyincreasingthemoneysupply. d.reduceinterestratesbydecreasingthemoneysupply. 113.Anincreaseingovernmentspendingshiftsaggregatedemand a.totheright.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thefartheritshifts. b.totheright.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thelessitshifts. c.totheleft.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thefartheritshifts. d.totheleft.Thelargerthemultiplieris,thelessitshifts. 114.Whengovernmentexpendituresincrease,theinterestrate a.increases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandlarger. b.increases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandsmaller c.decreases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandlarger. d.decreases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandsmaller. 115.Whentaxesincrease,theinterestrate a.increases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandlarger. b.increases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandsmaller c.decreases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandlarger. d.decreases,makingthechangeinaggregatedemandsmaller. 116.In2009PresidentObamaandCongressincreasedgovernmentspending.Someeconomiststhoughtthisincreasewouldhavelittleeffectonoutput.Whichofthefollowingwouldmaketheeffectofanincreaseingovernmentexpendituresonaggregatedemandsmaller? a.theinterestratefallsandaggregatesupplyisrelativelyflat b.theinterestratefallsandaggregatesupplyisrelativelysteep c.theinterestraterisesandaggregatesupplyisrelativelyflat d.theinterestraterisesandaggregatesupplyisrelativelysteep 117.In2009PresidentObamaandCongressincreasedgovernmentspending.Someeconomiststhoughtthisincreasewouldhavelittleeffectonoutput.Whichofthefollowingwouldmaketheeffectofanincreaseingovernmentexpendituresonaggregatedemandsmaller? a.theMPCissmallandchangesintheinterestratehaveasmalleffectoninvestment b.theMPCissmallandchangesintheinterestratehavealargeeffectoninvestment c.theMPCislargeandchangesintheinterestratehaveasmalleffectoninvestment d.theMPCislargeandchangesintheinterestratehavealargeeffectoninvestment 118.Whichofthefollowingeffectsresultsfromthechangeintheinterestratecreatedbyanincreaseingovernmentspending? a.theinvestmentacceleratorandcrowdingout b.theinvestmentacceleratorbutnotcrowdingout c.crowdingoutbutnottheinvestmentaccelerator d.neithercrowdingoutnortheinvestmentaccelerator 119.Whichofthefollowingareeffectsofanincreaseingovernmentspendingfinancedbyataxincrease? a.thetaxincreasereducesconsumption;thechangeintheinterestratereducesresidentialconstruction b.thetaxincreasereducesconsumption;thechangeintheinterestrateraisesresidentialconstruction c.thetaxincreaseraisesconsumption;thechangeintheinterestratereducesresidentialconstruction d.thetaxincreaseraisesconsumption;thechangeintheinterestratereducesresidentialconstruction 120.Thereisanincreaseingovernmentexpendituresfinancedbytaxesanditsoverallshort-runeffectonoutputislargerthanthechangeingovernmentspending.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect? a.Bythemselves,boththechangeinoutputandthechangeintheinterestrateincreasedesiredinvestment. b.Bythemselves,boththechangeinoutputandthechangeintheinterestratedecreasedesiredinvestment. c.Byitself,thechangeinoutputincreasesdesiredinvestmentspendingandbyitselfthechangeintheinterestratedecreasesdesiredinvestmentspending. d.Byitself,thechangeinoutputdecreasesdesiredinvestmentspendingandbyitselfthechangeintheinterestrateincreasesdesiredinvestmentspending. 121.Thegovernmentincreasesbothitsexpendituresandtaxesby$400billion.Thereisnocrowdingoutandnoacceleratoreffect.Aggregatedemandshiftsby$400billion.Whichofthefollowingisconsistentwithhowfaraggregatedemandshifts? a.MPC=1/2,andtheeffectsoftheincreaseintaxesis1/2asstrongasthechangeingovernmentexpenditures. b.MPC=2/3,andtheeffectsoftheincreaseintaxesis2/3asstrongasthechangeingovernmentexpenditures c.MPC=3/4,andtheeffectsoftheincreaseintaxesis3/4asstrongasthechangeingovernmentexpenditures d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 122.Assumethatthereisnoacceleratoraffect.TheMPC=3/4.Thegovernmentincreasesbothexpendituresandtaxesby$600.Theeffectoftaxesonaggregatedemandis3/4thesizeofthatcreatedbygovernmentexpendituresalone.Thecrowdingouteffectis1/5asstrongasthecombinedeffectofgovernmentexpendituresandtaxesonaggregatedemand.Howmuchdoesaggregatedemandshiftby? a.$1480 b.$480 c.$160 d.Noneoftheaboveiscorrect. 123.Assumethefollowing. a.b = 0 […]