Determinants of Aggregate Supply:
■ Resource prices
■ Technology
■ Government (subsidies and taxes)
■ Number of suppliers
- A.If the economy were experiencing a recession, the Federal Reserve would increase the money supply, which
would make more money available at a lower cost for consumption.
B.Congress would vote on decreasing taxes and/or increasing spending. This would increase disposable income,
which would increase aggregate demand to stimulate a sleeping economy.
Production Possibilities Curve
X
0Y
Price level rises due to an increase
in aggregate demand
Price
Level
AD^1
AD^2
Part IV: AP Macroeconomics & Microeconomics Tests