When consumers suddenly become more pessimistic about the ec…

When consumers suddenly become more pessimistic about the economy, a negative aggregate demand shock shifts the:   a.  LRAS curve inward, reducing the real growth rate in the short run.   b.  LRAS curve outward, reducing the real growth rate in the short run.   c.  AD curve inward, reducing the real growth rate in the short run.   d.  AD curve outward, reducing the real growth rate in the short run.

When the Federal Reserve increases the growth rate of the mo…

When the Federal Reserve increases the growth rate of the money supply to combat a negative real shock, the growth rate of real GDP:   a.  will increase more than the inflation rate.   b.  will increase less than the inflation rate.   c.  and the inflation rate will both increase by the same amount.   d.  and the inflation rate will both decrease by the same amount.

As a result of an increase in the growth rate of the money s…

As a result of an increase in the growth rate of the money supply:   a.  real GDP growth increases only in the short run, and the inflation rate increases in both the short run and the long run.   b.  real GDP growth increases only in the long run, and the inflation rate increases only in the short run.   c.  real GDP growth increases in both the short run and the long run, and the inflation rate increases only in the short run.   d.  both the real growth and the inflation rate increase only in the short run.