8. Changes in taxes The following graph plots an aggregate demand curve. Using the graph, shift the aggregate demand curve to depict the impact that a tax hike has on the economy. PRICE LEVEL 130 120 110 100 8 90 80 70 0 10 20 30 OUTPUT Aggregate Demand 40 50 60 Aggregate Demand ? Suppose the governments of two very similar economies, economy Y and economy Z, implement a permanent tax cut of equal size. Investment spending in economy Y is more sensitive to changes in the interest rate than investment spending in economy Z. The economies are otherwise completely identical. The tax cut will have a larger impact on aggregate demand in the economy with the

8. Changes in taxes The following graph plots an aggregate demand curve. Using the graph, shift the aggregate demand curve to depict the impact that a tax hike has on the economy. PRICE LEVEL 130 120 110 100 8 90 80 70 0 10 20 30 OUTPUT Aggregate Demand 40 50 60 Aggregate Demand ? Suppose the governments of two very similar economies, economy Y and economy Z, implement a permanent tax cut of equal size. Investment spending in economy Y is more sensitive to changes in the interest rate than investment spending in economy Z. The economies are otherwise completely identical. The tax cut will have a larger impact on aggregate demand in the economy with the

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