An Increase in Oil Prices Will Shift the Short-Run Aggregate

question 26

Multiple Choice

An increase in oil prices will shift the short-run aggregate supply curve

• A)up and to the left, causing the level of current output to fall.
• B)up and to the left, causing the level of current output to rise.
• C)down and to the right, causing the level of current output to rise.
• D)down and to the right, causing the level of current output to fall.

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