Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![The table describes four possible outcomes for 2017, depending on the level of aggregate demand
in that year.
Potential GDP is $12 trillion and the natural unemployment rate is 4 percent.
A
B
C
D
Price level
(2016 = 100)
102.5
105.0
107.5
110.0
Unemployment rate
(percent of labor force)
9
6
4
3
Draw the four points A,B,C, and D on the aggregate supply curve using the data in the table. Label
the points.
Draw the short-run aggregate supply curve. Label it AS.
>>> Calculate values of real GDP to 1 decimal place.
C
112-
111-
110-
109-
108-
Price level (GDP price index 2016 = 100)
107-
106-
105-
104-
103-
102-
101-
100+
10.6 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4
Real GDP (trillions of 2016 dollars)
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Transcribed Image Text:The table describes four possible outcomes for 2017, depending on the level of aggregate demand
in that year.
Potential GDP is $12 trillion and the natural unemployment rate is 4 percent.
A
B
C
D
Price level
(2016 = 100)
102.5
105.0
107.5
110.0
Unemployment rate
(percent of labor force)
9
6
4
3
Draw the four points A,B,C, and D on the aggregate supply curve using the data in the table. Label
the points.
Draw the short-run aggregate supply curve. Label it AS.
>>> Calculate values of real GDP to 1 decimal place.
C
112-
111-
110-
109-
108-
Price level (GDP price index 2016 = 100)
107-
106-
105-
104-
103-
102-
101-
100+
10.6 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4
Real GDP (trillions of 2016 dollars)
>>> Draw only the objects specified in the question
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