If a market basket was defined in 2014 and it cost $10,000 to purchase the items in that basket in 2014, while it cost $12,000 to purchase those identical goods in 2015, then the price index for 2015 is

Refer to the above figure. Suppose the economy is at E and the government uses an expansionary fiscal policy to move the aggregate demand curve to AD2. In the end, the aggregate demand curve is still AD1. A possible reason for this is that

A) the economy is already at full employment. B) the increased borrowing causes higher interest rates, which encourage people to save more and increase investment spending due to the extra saving. C) people increase saving because they anticipate higher future taxes, resulting in a reduction in current consumption spending that offsets the increased government spending. D) some of the increased government spending is not counted in GDP.

What is the main difference between new Keynesian economists and monetarists? a. Monetarists support a fixed-price model, whereas new Keynesians believe that pricesfluctuate

b. Monetarists reject the idea that government intervention can stabilize the economy,whereas new Keynesians support this notion. c. Monetarists believe that the aggregate supply curve is always horizontal, whereas newKeynesians believe that the aggregate supply curve is always vertical. d. Monetarists believe that an increase in the money supply changes real GDPinstantaneously, whereas new Keynesians assume that economic policy operates witha long and variable lag. e. Monetarists believe that deficit spending helps stimulate economic growth, whereas new Keynesians advocate a balanced budget.