(b) Assume that the household in an economy spend 75% of their extra income. Calculate the change of aggregate demand if government increase their spending by $150,000.
(b) Assume that the household in an economy spend 75% of their extra income. Calculate the change of aggregate demand if government increase their spending by $150,000.
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![(b) Assume that the household in an economy spend 75% of their extra income.
Calculate the change of aggregate demand if government increase their spending by
$150,000.
(c) If prices keep rising, a nightmare scenario for the US economy is a real possibility
New York (CNN Business) There's no denying it: Inflation is here. Consumer prices
surged 7% over the past year. Housing prices have continued to soar, too. But the
question on the minds of many economists and Wall Street strategists is whether
something even worse could be in the cards: prices rising as the economy slows.
Source: CNN Business, 12" January 2022.
Examine the cause of stagflation, and how it affects the output and price level.
(d)
Based on part (c), what will happen to the output and price level if the US
policymakers accommodate the shift in aggregate supply? State only one fiscal
policy tool that the policymakers may use.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F369eb33d-5550-4191-a702-94922b8cf6c1%2Fd2793169-c696-49ac-aaaf-f354add27f53%2Fvazv7yq7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(b) Assume that the household in an economy spend 75% of their extra income.
Calculate the change of aggregate demand if government increase their spending by
$150,000.
(c) If prices keep rising, a nightmare scenario for the US economy is a real possibility
New York (CNN Business) There's no denying it: Inflation is here. Consumer prices
surged 7% over the past year. Housing prices have continued to soar, too. But the
question on the minds of many economists and Wall Street strategists is whether
something even worse could be in the cards: prices rising as the economy slows.
Source: CNN Business, 12" January 2022.
Examine the cause of stagflation, and how it affects the output and price level.
(d)
Based on part (c), what will happen to the output and price level if the US
policymakers accommodate the shift in aggregate supply? State only one fiscal
policy tool that the policymakers may use.
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