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Aggregate Demand (AD) definition

Total quantity of goods & services demanded in an economy

AD formula

AD=C+I+G+(XM)AD = C + I + G + (X - M)

CC in AD equation

Consumption

II in AD equation

Investment

GG in AD equation

Government spending

(XM)(X - M) in AD equation

Net exports (exports minus imports)

Aggregate Supply (AS) definition

Total output firms willing & able to produce at given price level

Shape of SRAS curve

Upward sloping

Shape of LRAS curve

Vertical

Why is LRAS vertical?

Output determined by resources, tech & institutions, not price

What does AD & AS interaction determine?

Equilibrium price level and output

Where is short-run equilibrium?

Where AD intersects SRAS

Where is long-run equilibrium?

Where AD intersects LRAS

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