Describe the Characteristics of the Short-Run Aggregate Supply Curve

question 9

Essay

Describe the characteristics of the short-run aggregate supply curve.Explain what happens to: (1) nominal wages; (2) real wages profits as the price level increases from the full-employment level of output.Then explain what happens to these variables as the price level decreases from the full-employment-level of output.

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