Aggregate supply and aggregate demand at various levels of aggregate expenditures for a fictitious country are shown in the graph below. The level of investment associated with each aggregate demand curve is provided in the accompanying table. The current equilibrium value of real GDP is $840 billion. This is above the full-employment level of real GDP. The central bank decides that it wants to use monetary policy to change the level of investment in the economy. Its goal is to bring GDP back to the full-employment level of $820 billion. After enacting monetary policy, the economy's level of investment decreases to $20 billion. Level of Investment, Billions of Aggregate Demand Dollars AD1 AD2 AD3 1e 15 20 AD4 25 ADS 30 Equilibrium Real GDP and the Price Level

Aggregate supply and aggregate demand at various levels of aggregate expenditures for a fictitious country are shown in the graph below. The level of investment associated with each aggregate demand curve is provided in the accompanying table. The current equilibrium value of real GDP is $840 billion. This is above the full-employment level of real GDP. The central bank decides that it wants to use monetary policy to change the level of investment in the economy. Its goal is to bring GDP back to the full-employment level of $820 billion. After enacting monetary policy, the economy's level of investment decreases to $20 billion. Level of Investment, Billions of Aggregate Demand Dollars AD1 AD2 AD3 1e 15 20 AD4 25 ADS 30 Equilibrium Real GDP and the Price Level

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