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14) An increase in the money supply will cause an increase in which of the following variables
Solution: all of the above
Explanation: An increase in the money supply will cause an increase in output, investment and consumption
15) An increase in the money supply must cause which of the following?
Solution: no change in output if investment is independent of the interest rate
Explanation: An increase in the money supply will have no impact on output if investment is independent of the interest rate
16) An increase in consumer confidence will tend to cause which of the following to occur?
Solution: a rightward shift in the IS curve
Explanation: When consumers decide to save less then the spending increases and the IS curve shifts right
17) Assume that investment does not depend on the interest rate. A reduction in the money supply will cause which of the following for this economy?
Solution: no change in output
Explanation: An increase or decrease in the money supply will have no impact on output if investment is independent of the interest rate
18) A reduction in the aggregate price level, P, will most likely have which of the following effects?
Solution: a downward shift in the LM curve
Explanation: A fall in the aggregate price level results to downward shift of the LM curve
19) Which of the following best defines the IS curve?
Solution: the combinations of i and Y that maintain equilibrium in the goods market
Explanation: The investment/saving (IS) curve is the combinations of income-expenditure model that maintain equilibrium in the goods market