EC140 Study Guide - Equilibrium Point, Government Spending, Root Mean Square

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Introduc2on: in this sec2on we learn about aggregate supply and demand. When price rises: wages remain constant, pro ts increase (due to revenue per unit increase, signals rms to produce more, gdp expands. The sras curve slopes upward. P: in the long run, rgdp. = poten2al gdp: in the lr, wages adjust to price changes. Gdp supplied remains at poten2al gdp. Long run aggregate supply: why does aggregate supply equal poten2al. If gdp > poten2al gdp, you must hire the structurally/fric2onally unemployed or make people work over2me: high demand on limited resources. Cannot sustain this without paying higher wages. Wages will dri up, rms will start to produce less: produc2on falls to its more sustainable level. Changes in aggregate supply: aggregate supply changes if an in uence on produc2on plans other than the price level changes, these include: Money wage rate and other factor prices. The full- employment quan2ty of labour changes. The quan2ty of capital (physical or human) changes.

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