Briefly explain how changes in business taxes would affect aggregate demand. Give an example.

What will be an ideal response?


Student examples will vary. A sample answer follows. The federal government can also influence investment spending through business taxes. For example, a tax cut for firms may increase investment spending and shift the aggregate demand curve to the right. Suppose that business tax rates drop 10%. Each business will then have more money to spend on equipment or on research and development. The total of all that increased spending by individual firms will shift the aggregate demand curve to the right.

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