The Aggregate Demand Curve Is a Relationship Between

question 30

Multiple Choice

The aggregate demand curve is a relationship between

• A)real aggregate expenditure and real GDP.
• B)real income and real GDP.
• C)real prices and real GDP.
• D)the price level and the quantity of real GDP demanded.
• E)the price level and nominal GDP.

Analyze how changes in the prices of goods and services in a simple economy affect the CPI.

Understand what real interest rates reveal about the economy that nominal rates do not.

Discuss the major problems associated with using the CPI as a measure of the cost of living.

Know the steps involved and the importance of calculating the consumer price index (CPI) and the inflation rate.

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