2.3.1 The charateristics of AS

Cards (7)

  • Aggregate supply
    The quantity of real GDP which is supplied at difference price levels in the economy
  • AS curve
    • Upward sloping because at a higher price level, producers are willing to supply more because they can earn more profits
  • Short run aggregate supply curve (SRAS)
    Covers the period immediately after a change in the price level, shows the planned output of an economy when prices change, whilst the cost of production and productivity of the factor inputs are kept constant
  • SRAS
    • Upward sloping because supply is assumed to be responsive to a change in AD, which is reflected in the price level
  • Long run aggregate supply curve (LRAS)

    Shows the potential supply of an economy in the long run, when prices, and the costs and productivity of factor inputs, can change
  • LRAS
    • Vertical, because supply is assumed not to change as the price level changes
  • LRAS
    Similarly to the PPF, it can show the economy's productive potential