The Aggregate Expenditures Model and the Aggregate Demand Curve Can

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Multiple Choice

The aggregate expenditures model and the aggregate demand curve can be reconciled because, other things equal, in the aggregate expenditures model,

• A) changes in the price level have no effect on the equilibrium level of GDP.
• B) an increase in the price level increases the real value of wealth.
• C) the level of aggregate expenditures and therefore the level of real GDP vary inversely with the price level.
• D) the level of aggregate expenditures and therefore the level of real GDP vary directly with the price level.

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