Aggregate Demand in a Closed Economy without Government

In a given year, an economy produces $10 trillion worth of goods and services. However, the total amount of planned spending by households, firms, the government, and foreign buyers is only $9.5 trillion. Based on this information, what is the most direct and immediate consequence for the economy?

Calculating Aggregate Demand

Explaining the Firm's Labor Supply Curve

Evaluating Competing Wage Strategies

Calculating Total Planned Expenditure

A technology firm produces 50,000 new laptops in a quarter. During that same quarter, it sells 45,000 laptops to consumers and businesses, and the remaining 5,000 are added to the company's warehouse. Based on this information, which of the following events would cause a direct increase in the economy's aggregate demand?

An unexpected increase in the total stock of goods held by businesses is counted as a component of aggregate demand for that period.

Match each economic activity described below to the specific component of total planned expenditure it represents.

Distinguishing Between Total Output and Planned Expenditure

Analyzing Planned vs. Actual Economic Activity

Analyzing Planned vs. Actual Economic Activity

An economy experiences several events over a year. Which of the following events represents an expenditure that is not included when calculating the total planned expenditure, also known as aggregate demand?

A country's price index is calculated using a basket of goods. The table below shows the main categories in the basket, the percentage of a typical household's budget spent on each (its weight), and the price change for each category over the past year.

Based on this data, which category's price change contributed the most to the overall increase in the price index?

Analyzing the Economic Impact of a Government Project

Volatility of Expenditure Components

Calculating Total Planned Expenditure

Distinguishing Between Total Output and Planned Expenditure

Match each economic activity described below to the specific component of total planned expenditure it represents.

A technology firm produces 50,000 new laptops in a quarter. During that same quarter, it sells 45,000 laptops to consumers and businesses, and the remaining 5,000 are added to the company's warehouse. Based on this information, which of the following events would cause a direct increase in the economy's aggregate demand?

An unexpected increase in the total stock of goods held by businesses is counted as a component of aggregate demand for that period.