Consider the Simplest Macro Model with Demand-Determined Output

question 52

Multiple Choice

Consider the simplest macro model with demand-determined output.Other things being equal,the ________ the value of the simple multiplier,the ________ stable is real GDP in response to shocks to autonomous spending.

• A)larger; more
• B)larger; less
• C)smaller; more
• D)smaller; less
• E)both B and C are correct

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Definitions:

Industry Profit

The total earnings before tax and interest of firms within a particular industry, after all expenses have been deducted from revenues.

Identical Cost Structures

Situations in which businesses have the same fixed and variable costs in their production processes.

Profit-maximizing Output

The level of production at which a firm achieves the highest possible profit, determined by the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

Oligopolistic Model

A market structure characterized by a small number of large firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition and high barriers to entry.