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AD-AS Model Drill 1

This ORIGINAL Econixa set introduces the AD-AS framework: what shifts each curve and what happens to prices and output.

Q1.

The aggregate demand curve slopes downward because:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q2.

Which of the following would shift aggregate demand to the right?

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q3.

A decrease in the money supply, all else equal, shifts:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q4.

The short-run aggregate supply curve slopes upward because:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q5.

The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical because:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q6.

A sudden spike in oil prices shifts:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q7.

An increase in productivity (better technology) shifts:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q8.

In AD-AS equilibrium, a rightward shift of AD with SRAS unchanged causes:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q9.

Stagflation is shown in AD-AS as:

Multiple choice · Advanced

Q10.

If the economy is in a recessionary gap, actual GDP is:

Multiple choice · Intermediate