The aggregate demand curve is downward sloping because as the price level increase the
A) purchasing power of wealth decreases
B) demand for imports decreases
C) demand for interest-sensitive expenditures increases
D) demand for domestically produced substitute goods increases
E) real value of fixed assets increases
Ans: A) purchasing power of wealth decreases
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