A planned increate in inventories OA shits the AE curve downward, so fima decrease production and real GOP decreases OR. increases consumption expendilue which inoreases erum ependiure and rea GOP Oc. shifts the AE curve upward, so firms decrease production and real GOP aecreases to reach equibrum ependiue OD. decreases investment, which decreases equilibrum expendture and real GOP OE increases investment, which increases equilbrum expenditure and real GDP
A planned increate in inventories OA shits the AE curve downward, so fima decrease production and real GOP decreases OR. increases consumption expendilue which inoreases erum ependiure and rea GOP Oc. shifts the AE curve upward, so firms decrease production and real GOP aecreases to reach equibrum ependiue OD. decreases investment, which decreases equilibrum expendture and real GOP OE increases investment, which increases equilbrum expenditure and real GDP
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Transcribed Image Text:U.S. business inventories increase
Business inventories in the United States rose 0.4% in July after no change in the prior month. An increase in inveniories adte to gross domeste product while a decrease subtracts fromR
Souror US. Depatment af Commerce. September 13, 2010
Explain why an increase in inventories adds to gross domestic product but why it maters whether an inorease in inventones is planned or unplanned
A planned increase in inventories
OA shifts the AE curve downward, so firma decrease production and real GOP decreases
B. increases consumption expenditure, which increases equlibrium expenditure and reai GDP
Oc. shifts the AE curve upward, so frms decrease production and real GDP decreases to reach equilbrum axpandhure
OD. decreases investment, which decreases equilibrium expenditure and real GOP
OE increases investment, which increases equilibrium expenditure and real GDP
An unplanned increase in inventories
O A. occurs when real GDP exceeds aggregate planned expendiure, so firma deorease production and real GDP decreases
B. increases investment, which increases equilibrium expenditure and real GDP
OC. occurs when real GDP exceeds aggregate planned expendture, so firms increae production and real GDP incraases
OD. occurs when aggregate planned expendture exceeds real GDP. so fims increase production and real GDP increases
OE. occurs when aggregate planned expenditure exceeds real GDP so fims decrease production and real GOP decreases
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