Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 26

question 174

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 26.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 26.3
-Refer to Figure 26.3. During the 1980s, many firms in the United States were not investing in new capital. This would have caused

• A) the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift from AS₁ to AS₀.
• B) the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift from AS₁ to AS₂.
• C) the economy to move from Point B to Point A along AS₁.
• D) the economy to move from Point C to Point B along AS₁.

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