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Exhibit: Aggregate Demand Shifts and Expectations
-(Exhibit: Aggregate Demand Shifts and Expectations) Suppose the economy was operating at point e in period 1. Expansionary fiscal and monetary policies adopted in period 1 resulted in a movement to point g in period 3. What happens when workers and firms become aware of a rise in the general price to P_g?

• A) Workers will agree to take wage cuts and firms will agree to lower prices to ward off inflation.
• B) They will revise their expectations of future prices to incorporate the higher price level.
• C) Firms with sticky prices will ultimately adjust their prices downward.
• D) Firms and workers will agree to renegotiate wage contracts downward.

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