The Aggregate Demand Curve Shows the

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Multiple Choice

The aggregate demand curve shows the

• A) total amount of planned expenditures on goods and services at each possible price level.
• B) total amount of nominal goods that the participants in the economy want to purchase.
• C) total amount of real goods that foreigners want to purchase.
• D) amount of goods producers will produce as production costs fall.

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