Chapter 13 Exam Questions
with Answers
aggregate demand - Correct Answers: the total demand for final good and services in an economy
aggregate supply - Correct Answers: the total supply of final goods and services in an economy
aggregate demand (AD) - Correct Answers: consumption (C) + investment (I) + government (G) + net
exports (NX)
wealth - Correct Answers: value of one's accumulated assets
wealth effect - Correct Answers: change in the quantity of aggregate demand that results from wealth
changes due to price-level changes; one out of three reasons for the inverse relationship between the
quantity of aggregate demand and the price level
interest rate effect - Correct Answers: occurs when a change in the price level leads to a change in
interest rates and, therefore, in the quantity if aggregate demand; one out of three reasons for the
inverse relationship between the quantity of aggregate demand and the price level
international trade effect - Correct Answers: occurs when a change in the price level leads to a change in
the quantity of net exports demanded; one out of three reasons for the inverse relationship between
the quantity of aggregate demand and the price level
causes of aggregate demand shifts - Correct Answers: changes in real wealth, expected income,
expected future prices, foreign income and wealth, and the value of the dollar
supply shock - Correct Answers: a surprise event that changes a firm's production costs; one of three
factors that shift only short-run aggregate supply