An increase in interest rates will
-decrease Aggregate Demand
-increase Long run Aggregate Supply
-decrease Long run Aggregate Supply
-increase Short run Aggregate Supply
option 1
Effects of an increase in interest rates on the component of AD
Consumption:
Consumption decreases as the consuming from borrowing is expensive as well as repaying is expensive on old debts which decreases consumption.
Investments :
Decreases investments as the investments are less attractive.
Government expenditure: It also decreases because most of the time the government also take debt to spend, and it is expensive after the increase in the interest rate
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in total AD decreases.
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AS will not change.
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