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.
a. if household wealth falls by 4 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?

Answer 1

It will rise $80 billion if the household wealth falls by 4 percent.