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Exhibit: Monetary Policy and Rational Expectations
-(Exhibit: Monetary Policy and Rational Expectations) Suppose the economy is operating at point a and that individuals have rational expectations. They calculate that expansionary monetary policy

• A) will raise the price level to P_d; and they adjust their expectations and wage demands shifting the short-run aggregate supply curve to AS₂.
• B) will raise the price level to P_c; and they adjust their expectations and wage demands shifting the short-run aggregate supply curve to AS₂.
• C) will raise the price level to P_b; and they adjust their expectations and wage demands shifting the short-run aggregate supply curve to AS₁.
• D) will keep the price level at P_a; and the short-run aggregate supply curve at AS₁.

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