You Read a Study That Predicts That Rising Oil Prices

question 53

Multiple Choice

You read a study that predicts that rising oil prices projected for this summer are certain to fuel inflation.Having taken an economics class,due to this expected change in prices,you predict that spending today will ________ and aggregate demand today will ________.

• A) be unaffected; be unaffected
• B) increase; increase
• C) decrease; decrease
• D) decrease; increase
• E) increase; decrease

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Definitions:

Price Change

An adjustment in the cost of a good or service, which can be an increase or decrease from its previous amount.

Perfect Complements

Goods that are always consumed together in fixed proportions, where the utility derived from one good enhances the utility derived from the other.

Income Effect

The impact on an individual's or economy's purchasing power from an increase or decrease in income, which subsequently affects the quantity demanded for goods and services.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption that occurs when a price change for one good causes a consumer to replace that good with a more or less expensive substitute.