Explain How Each of the Following Events Would Affect the Short-Run

question 87

Essay

Explain how each of the following events would affect the short-run aggregate supply curve.
a.A decrease in the price level.
b.A decrease in what the price level is expected to be in the future.
c.A price level that is currently lower than expected.
d.An unexpected decrease in the price of an important raw material.
e.A decrease in the labour force.
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