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AFC: The abbreviation for average fixed cost, which is fixed cost per unit of output, found by dividing total fixed cost by the quantity of output. Average fixed cost is one of three related cost averages. The other two are average variable cost and avarage total cost. Average fixed cost decreases with larger quantities of output. Because fixed cost is FIXED and does not change with the quantity of output, a given cost is spread more thinly per unit as quantity increases. A thousand dollars of fixed cost averages out to $10 per unit if only 100 units are produced. But if 10,000 units are produced, then the average shrinks to a mere 10 cents per unit.
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Lesson 13: Aggregate Demand | Unit 5: Policies Plus
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The federal government can exert a great deal of control over the aggregate demand curve through government policies. This control of aggregate demand is called demand-management policies.- Government use of purchases and taxes to affect aggregate demand is termed fiscal policy.
- Government can influence aggregate demand directly through government purchases.
- Government can also indirectly alter aggregate demand through taxes that affect household consumption and business investment.
- Government also changes the interest rate through monetary policy with the goal of affecting consumption and investment.
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SLOPE, INVESTMENT LINE The positive slope of the investment line is also termed the marginal propensity to invest (MPI). This slope is greater than zero but less than one, reflecting induced investment. The slope of the investment line affects the slope of the aggregate expenditures line and thus also affects the magnitude of the multiplier process.
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