Aggregate Demand Government, and Export Sales, All at A Given Price Level
Aggregate Demand Government, and Export Sales, All at A Given Price Level
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Aggregate Demand Aggregate demand is the total demand for goods and services by consumers, businesses, government, and export sales, all at a given price level. For each of the follo ing statements decide hether the Aggregate demand c!rve shifts right to AD" or left to AD#. Where a dollar fig!re is given calc!late the change in GDP in each scenario. $%P& in each scenario is '().* ". Fear of f!t!re layoffs ca!ses cons!mer confidence to fall. &ons!mers c!t their spending by +"(( billion. #. A recession is feared so b!sinesses c!t investment in ne e,!ipment by +-( billion. .. /he 0!ropean economy is booming, so 1.2. firms are selling +'( billion more in net e3ports. 4. At a lo er inflation rate, interest rates fall, so cons!mer and b!siness spending increases by +#(( billion. -. /o red!ce the Federal deficit, income ta3es are raised on cons!mers and b!sinesses by +"-( billion. 5. /he stock market booms ca!sing increased cons!mer ealth. 6. &ongress c!ts ta3es by +6- billion.
'. 2!rvey sho s b!siness investment spending decreased by +.( billion last month. 7. President c!ts defense spending by +'( billion8 no increase in domestic spending. "(. 2!rvey sho s cons!mers are confident abo!t f!t!re economy. "". 9!siness leaders feel economy is headed for recession. "#. 2tock market collapses investors lose billions.