A decrease in government spending initially and primarily shifts
a. aggregate demand to the right.
b. aggregate demand to the left.
c. aggregate supply to the right.
d. neither aggregate demand nor aggregate supply.
b
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All else being equal, if the rate of growth in productivity in Spain is greater than the rate of growth in productivity in the United States, the euro
A) will decrease in value relative the U.S. dollar. B) will nominally depreciate against the dollar, but its real value relative to the dollar will remain unchanged. C) will increase in value relative to the U.S. dollar. D) will nominally appreciate against the dollar, but its real value relative to the dollar will remain unchanged.
Refer to Figure 3-8. The graph in this figure illustrates an initial competitive equilibrium in the market for apples at the intersection of D2 and S1 (point C). Which of the following changes would cause the equilibrium to change to point B?
A) a positive change in the technology used to produce apples and decrease in the price of oranges, a substitute for apples B) an increase in the wages of apple workers and an increase in the price of oranges, a substitute for apples C) an increase in the number of apple producers and a decrease in the number of apple trees as a result of disease D) a decrease in the wages of apple workers and an increase in the price of oranges, a substitute for apples