Interpret the change you drew on the previous graph by filling in the blanks in the following paragraph: The lower-than-expected price level causes firms to earn more profit than they expected on each unit of output they produce, and, therefore, they decrease their production level. At the same time, the real value of wages and other resource prices are lower than workers and firms expected when they signed long-term contracts. As a result, the economy as a whole produces at a level below the unemployment rate is lower than its natural rate. its potential output, and Now, suppose prices remain lower than expected. As a result, in the next round of labor negotiations, unions accept lower wages for their members. The following graph shows the potential output for this economy as well as the same initial short-run aggregate supply curve as in the first graph. Shift one or both of these lines to illustrate how the economy adjusts to a new long-run equilibrium. PRICE LEVEL 180 SRAS 150 Potential Output 120 120 90 90 60 00 30 3 6 Potential Output 9 12 15 18 REAL GDP (Trillions of dollars) SRAS (?)

Interpret the change you drew on the previous graph by filling in the blanks in the following paragraph: The lower-than-expected price level causes firms to earn more profit than they expected on each unit of output they produce, and, therefore, they decrease their production level. At the same time, the real value of wages and other resource prices are lower than workers and firms expected when they signed long-term contracts. As a result, the economy as a whole produces at a level below the unemployment rate is lower than its natural rate. its potential output, and Now, suppose prices remain lower than expected. As a result, in the next round of labor negotiations, unions accept lower wages for their members. The following graph shows the potential output for this economy as well as the same initial short-run aggregate supply curve as in the first graph. Shift one or both of these lines to illustrate how the economy adjusts to a new long-run equilibrium. PRICE LEVEL 180 SRAS 150 Potential Output 120 120 90 90 60 00 30 3 6 Potential Output 9 12 15 18 REAL GDP (Trillions of dollars) SRAS (?)

Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

16th Edition

ISBN:9781305506725

Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter10: Dynamic Change, Economic Fluctuations, And The Ad-as Model

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