Investment Spending Is Insensitive to Changes in the Interest Rate

question 1

Multiple Choice

Investment spending is insensitive to changes in the interest rate and the SRAS curve is upward sloping.According to a monetarist,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.According to a Keynesian,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.

• A) raise; not change
• B) not change; raise
• C) lower; lower
• D) raise; lower
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Infinite Elasticity

A theoretical situation where the quantity demanded or supplied of a product responds infinitely to changes in price; essentially, the smallest price change can lead to an unlimited demand or supply.

Excise Tax

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Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied, typically upward sloping.

Sales Tax

A tax levied on the sale of goods and services, typically calculated as a percentage of the purchase price.