The graph below depicts an economy where a decline in aggregate demand has caused a recession. Assume the government decides to conduct fiscal policy by changing taxes to reduce the burden of this recession. Price Level 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 Fiscal Policy LRAS AS AD

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The graph below depicts an economy where a decline in aggregate demand has caused a recession. Assume the
government decides to conduct fiscal policy by changing taxes to reduce the burden of this recession.
Price Level
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
0
Fiscal Policy
LRAS
AD₁
AS
Real GDP (billions of dollars)
AD
80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800
Transcribed Image Text:The graph below depicts an economy where a decline in aggregate demand has caused a recession. Assume the government decides to conduct fiscal policy by changing taxes to reduce the burden of this recession. Price Level 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 0 Fiscal Policy LRAS AD₁ AS Real GDP (billions of dollars) AD 80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800
Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. If you are entering a negative number include a minus sign.
a. How much does aggregate demand need to change to restore the economy to its long-run equilibrium?
billion
b. If the MPC is 0.6, how much do taxes need to change to shift aggregate demand by the amount you found in part a?
$
billion
Suppose instead that the MPC is 0.5.
c. How much does aggregate demand and taxes need to change to restore the economy to its long-run equilibrium?
Aggregate demand needs to change by $
billion and taxes need to change by $1
billion.
Transcribed Image Text:Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. If you are entering a negative number include a minus sign. a. How much does aggregate demand need to change to restore the economy to its long-run equilibrium? billion b. If the MPC is 0.6, how much do taxes need to change to shift aggregate demand by the amount you found in part a? $ billion Suppose instead that the MPC is 0.5. c. How much does aggregate demand and taxes need to change to restore the economy to its long-run equilibrium? Aggregate demand needs to change by $ billion and taxes need to change by $1 billion.
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