Mindtap Economics, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Arnold's Macroeconomics, 13th
Mindtap Economics, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Arnold's Macroeconomics, 13th
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337621397
Author: Arnold, Roger A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 1QP
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Explain that the aggregate demand is not the dollar amount.

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Aggregate demand is a sum of the total demand of the final goods and services demanded by the economy, or it is real GDP households that are willing to buy at a different level of price. Thus, aggregate demand does not represent the specific dollar amount.

In this case, it is not correct to say that $9 trillion is aggregate demand because the aggregate demand curve determines many points not just one.

Economics Concept Introduction

Aggregate demand: Aggregate demand is a sum of the total demand of final goods and services demanded by economy as a whole for a particular period of time.

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