Question

If there is a decrease in the short-run aggregate supply curve and no changes in monetary and fiscal policies are implemented, the economy over time will
A. Remain at the new price and output level
B. Continue to have rising prices and decreasing real GDP.
C. Experience increasing nominal wages.
D. Return to the original output and price level.
E. Experience a leftward shift in the aggregate demand curve.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Return to the original output and price level.

Explanation:

In Economics, there are primarily two (2) factors which affect the availability and the price at which goods and services are sold or provided, these are demand and supply.

The law of demand states that, the higher the demand for goods and services, the higher the price it would be sold all things being equal. On the other hand, law of supply states that the higher the price of goods and services, the lower the supply.

In order to understand both short-run economic fluctuations and how the economy move from short to long run, we need the aggregate supply and aggregate demand model.

Aggregate supply (AS) refers to the total quantity of output (goods and services) that firms are willing to produce and sell at a given price in an economy at a particular period of time.

An aggregate supply curve gives the relationship between the aggregate price level for goods or services and the quantity of aggregate output supplied in an economy at a specific period of time.

Generally, an economy will return to its original level of output (production) and price level when the short-run aggregate supply curve falls (decreases) and no changes in monetary and fiscal policies are implemented. Fiscal policy refers to the use of government expenditures (spending) and revenues (taxation) in order to influence macroeconomic conditions such as aggregate demand (AD), aggregate supply (AS), inflation, and employment within a country.