Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781337617390
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 5QP
(a)
To determine
Estimate the Real
(b)
To determine
Estimate the Real GDP if there are changes in the non-price factors.
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Suppose real GDP exceeds potential real GDP. If the government decreases its expenditures on goods and services, then real GDP _______and the price level ________
(a) Decreases; rises
(b) Increases; falls
(c) Decreases; falls
(d) Increases, rises
Which of the following will NOT lead to an increase in real GDP?
A.
On average, people in a country decide to increase the number of hours they work by 5%.
B.
Spending on homeland security increases in response to a terrorist attack.
C.
The price level and nominal GDP increase by 10%.
D.
Due to lower interest rates by the Fed investors increase their investmen
Which of the following will NOT lead to an increase in real GDP?
A.
On average, people in a country decide to increase the number of hours they work by 5%.
B.
Spending on homeland security increases in response to a terrorist attack.
C.
The price level and nominal GDP increase by 10%.
D.
Due to lower interest rates by the Fed investors increase their investments
Chapter 8 Solutions
Macroeconomics
Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 1STCh. 8.2 - Prob. 2STCh. 8.2 - Prob. 3STCh. 8.3 - Prob. 1STCh. 8.3 - Prob. 2STCh. 8.3 - Prob. 3STCh. 8.5 - Prob. 1STCh. 8.5 - Prob. 2STCh. 8 - Prob. 1QPCh. 8 - Prob. 2QP
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