Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 170

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions .
Exhibit: Effects of Monetary Policy
-(Exhibit: Effects of Monetary Policy) Suppose the economy is initially at Y₁ in Panel (a) . It is experiencing

• A) an inflationary gap.
• B) a recessionary gap.
• C) an actual unemployment rate that is less than the natural unemployment rate.
• D) a situation that warrants a decrease in the money supply.

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