12. Using fiscal policy to fight inflation Consider the hypothetical economy depicted on the graph. Initially, the economy operates below full-employment output at a price level of 100 and real GDP of $720 billion. Then aggregate demand (AD) increases from AD₁ to AD2, moving the economy up along the intermediate and classical ranges of the aggregate supply (AS) curve. Real GDP increases to the full-employment output level of $780 billion, and the price level increases to 110. PRICE LEVEL (CPI) 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 8 600 630 660 690 720 750 AS 780 810 840 AD AD 2 870 900 Activity Frame
12. Using fiscal policy to fight inflation Consider the hypothetical economy depicted on the graph. Initially, the economy operates below full-employment output at a price level of 100 and real GDP of $720 billion. Then aggregate demand (AD) increases from AD₁ to AD2, moving the economy up along the intermediate and classical ranges of the aggregate supply (AS) curve. Real GDP increases to the full-employment output level of $780 billion, and the price level increases to 110. PRICE LEVEL (CPI) 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 8 600 630 660 690 720 750 AS 780 810 840 AD AD 2 870 900 Activity Frame
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Consider the hypothetical economy depicted on the graph. Initially, the economy operates below
full-employment output at a price level of 100 and real GDP of $720 billion. Then aggregate
demand (AD) increases from AD₁ to AD2, moving the economy up along the intermediate and
classical ranges of the aggregate supply (AS) curve. Real GDP increases to the full-employment
output level of $780 billion, and the price level increases to 110.
PRICE LEVEL (CPI)
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
AS
AD
AD 2
600 630 660 690 720 750 780 810 840 870 900
REAL GDP (Billions of dollars)
The increase in aggregate demand from AD1 to AD2 causes
?
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To reduce aggregate demand by $30 billion, the government can
expenditures by
inflation.
Suppose the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.80. The government wants to avoid the
double-digit inflation associated with the shift from AD₁ to AD2. The lowest possible price level
associated with full-employment output is 105. To achieve a price level of 105 and full-employment
output, the government must enact a fiscal policy that reduces aggregate demand by $30 billion at
each price level.
government
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