Question

When President Obama was president he had discussed raising income taxes for individuals earning over $250,000 in income. Explain how these higher income taxes will affect the aggregate demand curve. What variables cause the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Higher income taxes will cause a decrease in disposable income and this will affect personal expenditure which will cause the aggregate demand curve to shift leftwards ( decrease in price level and real GDP )

B)

i) Change in input price

ii) Change in production cost

iii) Increase in labor supply or increase in capital stocks

Explanation:

A) Effects of higher income taxes on aggregate demand curve

i) Higher income taxes will cause a decrease in disposable income and this will affect personal expenditure which will cause the aggregate demand curve to shift leftwards ( decrease in price level and real GDP )

B) The factors that will cause the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift

a) Change in input price

b) Change in production cost

c) Increase in labor supply or increase in capital stocks