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2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts

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Question 68

An economy experiences a rise in business confidence, leading to an initial increase in investment of £15 billion£15 \text{ billion}£15 billion. This injection results in a cumulative increase in national income of £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion. In response to this rapid growth in national output, firms expand their productive capacity by purchasing new machinery worth £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion.

Which row in the table below correctly identifies the economic phenomena responsible for the £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion rise in national income and the subsequent £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion investment in machinery?

£45 billion rise in national income£8 billion investment in machineryAThe accelerator principleThe multiplier effectBThe multiplier effectThe accelerator principleCThe wealth effectThe multiplier effectDThe multiplier effectThe crowding-out effect\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{\textbf{£45 billion rise in national income}} & \text{\textbf{£8 billion investment in machinery}} \\ \hline \text{A} & \text{The accelerator principle} & \text{The multiplier effect} \\ \hline \text{B} & \text{The multiplier effect} & \text{The accelerator principle} \\ \hline \text{C} & \text{The wealth effect} & \text{The multiplier effect} \\ \hline \text{D} & \text{The multiplier effect} & \text{The crowding-out effect} \\ \hline \end{array}ABCD​£45 billion rise in national incomeThe accelerator principleThe multiplier effectThe wealth effectThe multiplier effect​£8 billion investment in machineryThe multiplier effectThe accelerator principleThe multiplier effectThe crowding-out effect​​
A

The accelerator principle (for the £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion rise) and the multiplier effect (for the £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion investment)

B

The multiplier effect (for the £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion rise) and the accelerator principle (for the £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion investment)

C

The wealth effect (for the £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion rise) and the multiplier effect (for the £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion investment)

D

The multiplier effect (for the £45 billion£45 \text{ billion}£45 billion rise) and the crowding-out effect (for the £8 billion£8 \text{ billion}£8 billion investment)

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2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts Questions

  1. A Level
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  3. /2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts

222 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts, covering 2.2.1 The circular flow of income, 2.2.2 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis, 2.2.3 The determinants of aggregate demand, 2.2.4 Aggregate demand and the level of economic activity, 2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply, and 2.2.6 Determinants of long-run aggregate supply. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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