Question

Suppose that consumer spending initially rises by $5 billion for every 1 percent rise in household wealth and that investment spending initially rises by $20 billion for every 1 percentage point fall in the real interest rate. Also assume that the economy�s multiplier is 3. If household wealth falls by 6 percent because of declining house values, and the real interest rate falls by 2 percentage points, in what direction and by how much will the aggregate demand curve initially shift at each price level? The aggregate demand curve will shift_____ by $____ billion. In what direction and by how much will it eventually shift? The aggregate demand curve will shift_____ by $____ billion.

Answer 1

Answer:

left by 30 billons

then right by 40 billons

Explanation:

the aggregate demand curve will move to the left as the consumption of the economy will fall as the household are less wealthy than before.

Then, as the interest rate fall the aggregate demand curve will move to the right as the investing increase as now more projects are profitable.

Calculations:

5 billon for every point of wealth:

6 points x 5 billon = 30 billons

20 billion of inventing per 1% of interest rate decrease

2 points x 20 billions = 40 billons