Problem 2 price level 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 50 100 150 200 LRAS SRAS E AD AD 250 300 350 400 Real GDP (billions of U.S. dollars) a) Find the value of the potential and actual GDP. b) The government plans for a fiscal policy to restore equilibrium in the short run. What are the tools that would be used by the government to reach its objective? c) Explain the type of fiscal policy than must be conducted (expansionary or contractionary?). d) Government purchases Multiplier is 4 and Tax multiplier is -2. If the government plans to reach potential GDP, how it should change G or Taxes? Calculate and explain
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