The Aggregate Demand Curve Has a Negative Slope,because Households and Businesses

question 87

Multiple Choice

The aggregate demand curve has a negative slope,because households and businesses respond to an increase in ________ by reducing their expenditures.

• A)the inflation rate
• B)output
• C)the real interest rate
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Incus

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that, along with the malleus and stapes, helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Auricle

The external portion of the ear that directs sound waves into the ear canal.

Myringoplasty

A surgical procedure to repair a perforation in the eardrum to improve hearing and prevent water from entering the middle ear.

Labyrinth

A complex structure in the inner ear that contains the organs of hearing and balance, composed of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals.