An Increase in Aggregate Expenditure Has What Result on Equilibrium

question 100

Multiple Choice

An increase in aggregate expenditure has what result on equilibrium GDP?

• A)Equilibrium GDP rises.
• B)Equilibrium GDP is not affected by a decrease in aggregate expenditure.
• C)Equilibrium GDP falls.
• D)Equilibrium GDP may rise or fall depending on the size of the decrease in aggregate expenditure relative to the initial level of GDP.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The variance between gross receipts and all outlays, including both tangible and intangible costs.

Accounting Profit

The total revenue of a business minus the explicit costs of operating, not including opportunity costs.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that are not directly paid out but represent the loss of potential income from using resources in a certain way.

Opportunity Costs

Missing out on possible advantages from other choices by opting for a particular alternative.