Use the Following to Answer Questions

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions .
Exhibit: Using the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model 1
-(Exhibit: Using the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model 1) Suppose the economy is initially at point A. Now suppose an increase in government purchases shifts the aggregate demand curve to AD₂. As a result,

• A) the economy is not in equilibrium because it operates with an output gap.
• B) the economy is in short-run equilibrium and it operates with an inflationary gap.
• C) the economy is in short-run equilibrium and it operates with a recessionary gap.
• D) the economy is not in equilibrium because the unemployment rate is not equal to the natural rate of unemployment.

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