If Firms Find That Consumers Are Purchasing Less Than Expected,which

question 78

Multiple Choice

If firms find that consumers are purchasing less than expected,which of the following would you expect?

• A)Aggregate expenditure will likely be greater than GDP.
• B)Aggregate expenditure will likely be less than GDP.
• C)The economy will adjust to macroeconomic equilibrium as inventories rise,and production and employment rise.
• D)The economy will adjust to macroeconomic equilibrium as inventories fall,and production and employment rise.

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Definitions:

Unemployment Insurance

A government program that provides temporary financial assistance to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

Minimum-Wage Law

Legislation that establishes the lowest hourly wage that employers can legally pay their workers.

Equilibrium Wage

The wage rate at which the quantity of labor demanded by employers equals the quantity of labor supplied by workers.

Labor Supplied

The total number of hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate.