Which of the following reduced aggregate demand and thereby contributed to the crisis of 2008?
a. a rise in the value of the U.S. dollar
b. falling housing and stock prices
c. an increase in the real rate of interest
d. optimism about future economic conditions
B
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The impact of Hurricane Katrina on consumers in the economy was to make them very pessimistic about their future incomes. How does this increased pessimism affect the aggregate demand curve?
A) This will move the economy down along a stationary aggregate demand curve. B) This will shift the aggregate demand curve to the left. C) This will shift the aggregate demand curve to the right. D) This will move the economy up along a stationary aggregate demand curve.
Which of the following best describes a situation of economic efficiency?
A) A firm produces to the point at which P = AVC, with MR < MC. B) A firm produces to the point at which P = ATC, with MC < MR. C) A firm produces to the point at which MR = AFC, with P = AVC. D) A firm produces to the point at which MR = MC, with P = MC.