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The full-employment level of GDP.
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Suppose Canada's economy is in a long-run equilibrium with real GDP equal to potential output.
Now suppose there is an increase in the Canadian-dollar price of all imported raw materials. In the
short run,
In the long run,
A.
real GDP and the price level both fall; real GDP is below its original level with a lower price level
B.
real GDP falls and the price level rises; real GDP and the price level return to their original levels
C.
real GDP and the price level both rise; real GDP is above its original level with a higher price level
D.
real GDP rises and the price level falls; real GDP returns to its original level with a lower price level
E.
real GDP and the price level both rise; real GDP returns to its original level with a higher price level
Price Level
P4
P3
P2
P₁
100
AS₁
200
Real Output
(billions of dollars per year)
300
AD1
400
AS2
AD₂
Figure 8.3
Aggregate Supply and Demand
Macro equilibrium is established at which level of real output, given AD₁ and AS₂ in Figure 8.3?
An increase in the aggregate demand for goods andservices has a larger impact on output _________and a larger impact on the price level _________.a. in the short run; in the long runb. in the long run; in the short runc. in the short run; also in the short rund. in the long run; also in the long run
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