Question - Suppose an economy is described by the following aggregate demand and short-run aggregate supply curves. The potential level of output is $10 trillion.
Aggregate Quantity of Goods and Services Price Level Demanded Supplied 3.0 $11.0 trillion $9.0 trillion 3.4 $10.8 trillion $9.2 trillion 3.8 $10.6 trillion $9.4 trillion 4.2 $10.4 trillion $9.6 trillion 4.6 $10.2 trillion $9.8 trillion 5.0 $10.0 trillion $10.0 trillion 5.4 $9.8 trillion $10.2 trillion 5.8 $9.6 trillion $10.4 trillion 6.2 $9.4 trillion $10.6 trillion 6.6 $9.2 trillion $10.8 trillion 7.0 $9.0 trillion $11.0 trillion
Draw the aggregate demand and short-run aggregate supply curves.
What is the initial real GDP?
What is the initial price level?
What kind of gap, if any, exists?
After the increase in health-care costs, each level of real GDP requires an increase in the price level of 0.8. For example, producing $9.0 trillion worth of goods and services now requires a price level of 3.8. What is the short-run equilibrium level of real GDP?
After the health-care cost increase, what is the new equilibrium price level in the short run? What sort of gap, if any, now exists?