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Quiz on Aggregate Demand

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Using the diagram with points a and b, what happens when the aggregate price level rises from P0 to P1?

a)

Aggregate output overshoots beyond Q1

b)

Aggregate output stays unchanged at Q0

c)

Aggregate output rises from Q0 to Q1

d)

Aggregate output falls from Q0 to Q1

2.

Which mechanism explains part of the downward slope of aggregate demand by reducing consumption when prices rise?

a)

Menu cost effect increases firm output

b)

Wealth effect lowers purchasing power

c)

Export price effect boosts foreign demand

d)

Interest rate effect cuts borrowing costs

3.

At a constant aggregate price level P0, a rightward shift from AD0 to AD1 implies what happens to aggregate output?

a)

Output fluctuates between Q0 and Q1

b)

Output stays unchanged at Q0

c)

Output increases from Q0 to Q2

d)

Output decreases from Q2 to Q0

4.

A country’s net exports are most likely to increase when which condition holds?

a)

Foreign incomes rise and the home currency depreciates

b)

Foreign incomes fall and the home currency appreciates

c)

Domestic incomes rise and the home currency appreciates

d)

Interest rates rise and the budget deficit widens

5.

Which statement best defines the aggregate supply curve ?

a)

It shows nominal GDP at fixed wage levels

b)

It shows real GDP firms produce at various price levels

c)

It shows government spending across alternative tax rates

d)

It shows planned consumption at different interest rates

6.

A country implements widespread automation and attracts foreign investment. Predict the most likely change to its LRAS and justify the direction of output change.

a)

LRAS stays fixed, output unchanged

b)

SRAS shifts right, prices fall

c)

LRAS shifts left, output falls to Q0

d)

LRAS shifts right, output rises to Q1

7.

Which change is most likely to shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right?

a)

Higher payroll taxes on firms

b)

Improved production technology

c)

Increase in nominal wage contracts

d)

Rise in expected future inflation

8.

In the diagram, SRAS shifts from SRAS₀ to SRAS₁, moving equilibrium from point a at Q₀ to point b at Q₁ while price level stays at P₀. What does this shift represent?

a)

Leftward shift caused by input cost rise

b)

Movement along SRAS due to higher prices

c)

Increase in aggregate output at the same price level

d)

Decrease in aggregate output at all prices

9.

Budget

a)

all of the yearly deficits added together

b)

difference between spending and revenue each year

c)

amount of money the government makes per year

d)

a plan for money the government will spend

10.
Which of the following best describes the aggregate demand curve?
a)
It is a curve that shows the relationship between consumer spending and income.
b)
It is a curve that shows the amount of goods and services domestic consumers will buy from domestic and foreign firms.
c)
It is a curve that shows the level of spending by consumers, businesses, the government, and the foreign sector at different price levels.
d)
It is a curve that shows only the level of government spending at different price levels.
e)
It is a curve that shows the level of spending by all factors of production at different price levels.
11.
The law of supply states that if the price of CD’s rise, suppliers will
a)
Supply more CDs
b)
Supply fewer CDs
c)
Quantity supplied will not change
12.
The law of demand states that if the price of CD’s rise, consumers will
a)
Buy more CDs
b)
Buy fewer CDs
c)
Quantity demanded will not change
13.

Long ago, all books were copied by hand. Making new copies was a lot of work and took a long time. But the invention of the printing press made copying books faster and easier. What happened to the overall supply of books after the printing press was invented?

a)

The supply went up.

b)

The supply went down

14.
Due to a disappointing economy, Americans are cutting back on the family vacation road trips. What happens to the market for gasoline?
a)
Demand for gasoline will decrease 
b)
Demand for gasoline will increase
c)
Demand for gasoline will stay the same
15.

If the store has 100 packs of toilet paper and 200 people want to buy it, is it a shortage or surplus?

a)

shortage

b)

surplus