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AD-AS Questions
AD-AS Questions
How will the aggregate demand in the UK economy be affected by the following events? In each
case, assume other factors held constant
1 The government decides to decrease the basic C rises -> AD shifts P2>P1 – Y2 >YN (SR)
percentage rate of income tax from 20% to 18% right (SR) -> SRAS
shifs left (LR) P3>P2 – Y2 = YN (LR)
2 There is a sustained fall in the real value of UK I falls -> AD shifts left P2<P1 – Y2<YN (SR)
property prices (SR) -> SRAS shifts
right (LR) P3<P2 – Y2 = YN (LR)
Short run aggregate supply is a relationship between quantity of real GDP supplied and the price
level when we hold constant the level of wages and the prices of other factors of production
A change in costs in the economy will cause a shift in the short run aggregate supply curve
How will the aggregate supply curve be affected by the following events?