Investment spending tends to be O A. a periodic variable. O B. unrelated to GDP. OC. procyclical. O D. anticyclical.

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The expenditure approach measures GDP by adding together Select one: O A. wages, salaries and supplementary labour income, and other factor incomes. O B. the total expenditures of consumers, firms, net exporters, and by governments at all levels. O C. wages, salaries and supplementary labour income, other factor income, subsidies paid by the government, indirect taxes paid, and income of nonfarm unincorporated businesses. the total expenditures of consumers and firms. compensation of employees, rental income, corporate profits, net interest, proprietors' income, indirect taxes paid, and capital consumption expenditures, and by subtracting subsidies paid by the government. O D. O E.

When planned aggregate expenditure is less than real GDP, as in the diagram to the right, what happens to firms' inventories? OA. Inventories fall as firms increase output. O B. Inventories accumulate as firms increase production. O C. Inventories fall if production is not scaled back. O D. Inventories accumulate if production is not scaled back. Real Aggregate Expenditure, AE ($100 billions) 100- 90- 80- 60- 50- 40- 30- 20- 10- 'Y = AE 45° 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Real GDP, Y ($100 billions)