Answer the Questions Below

question 22

Essay

Answer the questions below.
a.Suppose the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium in the AD-AS model.Draw a diagram showing long-run equilibrium, including the AD, LRAS, and SRAS curves.

b.Now suppose stock prices decline sharply.Draw a new diagram showing the AD, LRAS, and SRAS curves.How have the level of output and the price level changed? What happens to consumption spending and investment spending?

c.Redraw your diagram from part b, then draw new lines to show what would happen if the Fed changed monetary policy to return the economy to full-employment equilibrium.Does the money supply increase or decrease? Which curve (AD, LRAS, or SRAS) shifts as a result of the Fed's policy change? What happens to the price level and level of output compared with what they were in part b? What happens to consumption spending and investment spending compared with what they were in part b?

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Definitions:

Workers

Individuals engaged in any form of labor, whether employed by organizations, self-employed, or working as freelancers, contributing to the production of goods and services.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount a producer is paid for a good compared to the minimum amount they would be willing to accept for it, a measure of producer welfare.

Price

The sum of money needed to buy a product, service, or commodity.

Quantity

The amount or number of a material or immaterial good considered as a unit or in discrete amounts.