Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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***Please answer question number 3
![**1. In the following table, determine how each event likely affects potential output (a.k.a., long-run aggregate supply).**
| Event | Direction of Potential Output Shift |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | Left | Right | No Shift |
| The government allows more immigration of working-age adults. | | | |
| For environmental and safety reasons, the government requires that the country’s nuclear power plants be permanently shut down. | | | |
| An investment tax credit increases the rate at which firms acquire machinery and equipment. | | | |
**2. In the following table, determine how each event affects the position of the aggregate demand curve.**
| Event | Direction of AD Curve Shift |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | Left | Right | No Shift |
| A decrease in consumer confidence (suggests people believe a contraction/recession coming) | | | |
| A decrease in individual income tax rates | | | |
| An increase in the value/price of housing | | | |
**3. What effect would an increase in aggregate demand have on price levels and GDP?**
**4. What effect would an increase in aggregate supply have on price levels and GDP?**](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F404e8546-994b-45e1-b4d4-d1a68a4442a5%2Fa5f48959-78f7-400c-abcf-a73d431ac0a2%2Fblmpmsf_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**1. In the following table, determine how each event likely affects potential output (a.k.a., long-run aggregate supply).**
| Event | Direction of Potential Output Shift |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | Left | Right | No Shift |
| The government allows more immigration of working-age adults. | | | |
| For environmental and safety reasons, the government requires that the country’s nuclear power plants be permanently shut down. | | | |
| An investment tax credit increases the rate at which firms acquire machinery and equipment. | | | |
**2. In the following table, determine how each event affects the position of the aggregate demand curve.**
| Event | Direction of AD Curve Shift |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | Left | Right | No Shift |
| A decrease in consumer confidence (suggests people believe a contraction/recession coming) | | | |
| A decrease in individual income tax rates | | | |
| An increase in the value/price of housing | | | |
**3. What effect would an increase in aggregate demand have on price levels and GDP?**
**4. What effect would an increase in aggregate supply have on price levels and GDP?**
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