Give examples of factors that decrease short-run aggregate supply. Which way does the SAS curve shift?
What will be an ideal response?
Aggregate supply decreases if potential GDP decreases. In addition, cost hikes such as a rise in the money wage rate or the price of oil, decreases short-run aggregate supply. Whenever short-run aggregate supply decreases, the SAS curve shifts leftward.
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