Chapter 6
An economy is employing 2 units of capital, 5 units of raw materials, and 8 units of labor to produce its total output of 640 units. Each unit of capital costs $10; each unit of raw materials, $4; and each unit of labor, $3. The per-unit cost of production in this economy is
$0.10.
Suppose that real domestic output in an economy is 20 units, the quantity of inputs is 10, and the price of each input is $4. The per-unit cost of production in the economy described is
$2
Higher interest rates may cause
both A and B.
Suppose that technological advancements stimulate $20 billion in additional investment spending. If the MPC = 0.6, how much will the change in investment increase aggregate demand?
$50 billion
productivity
In the diagram, a shift from AS3 to AS2 might be caused by an increase in
A and B.
Refer to the diagrams, in which AD1 and AS1 are the "before" curves and AD2 and AS2 are the "after" curves. A recession is depicted by
B
Refer to the diagrams, in which AD1 and AS1 are the "before" curves and AD2 and AS2 are the "after" curves. Cost-push inflation is depicted by
A and C.
Refer to the diagrams, in which AD1 and AS1 are the "before" curves and AD2 and AS2 are the "after" curves. Other things equal, inflation is absent in
Other things equal, if the national incomes of the major trading partners of the United States were to rise, the U.S.
aggregate demand curve would shift to the right.
Other things equal, if the U.S. dollar were to depreciate, the
aggregate supply curve would shift to the left.
If investment decreases by $60 billion and the economy's MPC is 0.5, the aggregate demand curve will shift
leftward by $120 billion at each price level.
Suppose that real domestic output in an economy is 20 units, the quantity of inputs is 10, and the price of each input is $4. All else being equal, if the price of each input increased from $4 to $6, productivity would
remain unchanged.