Extract C states: ‘...severe shortages and price spikes in key industrial components, such as lithium and microchips... forced manufacturers to raise their prices, dragging down domestic economic output while boosting inflation...’
Draw an AD/AS diagram to show how rising industrial component prices are likely to affect the macroeconomy.
222 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 2.2 How the macroeconomy works: the circular flow of income, aggregate demand/aggregate supply analysis and related concepts, covering 2.2.1 The circular flow of income, 2.2.2 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis, 2.2.3 The determinants of aggregate demand, 2.2.4 Aggregate demand and the level of economic activity, 2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply, and 2.2.6 Determinants of long-run aggregate supply. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.