How Would an Economist Use an Aggregate Expenditure Line to Show

question 10

Multiple Choice

How would an economist use an aggregate expenditure line to show how an aggregate demand curve shifts?  

• A) by letting changes in autonomous spending shift the aggregate expenditure line 
• B) by letting changes in the price level shift the aggregate expenditure line 
• C) by letting changes in the level of income shift the aggregate expenditure line 
• D) by letting changes in real GDP shift the aggregate expenditure line

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

Measures the responsiveness of demand for a product or service to changes in its price.

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Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one product changes in response to a change in the price of another product.