The Economy's AS Curve Is Often Assumed to Be Relatively

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Multiple Choice

The economy's AS curve is often assumed to be relatively flat at low levels of real GDP.The underlying reasoning is that

• A)consumer demand for most goods tends to be non-responsive to price when output is low.
• B)consumer demand for most goods tends to be very responsive to price when output is low.
• C)at low levels of output,firms are faced with unused capacity and thus can increase output without significantly increasing their costs.
• D)the price level is constant.
• E)profits are normally high in this section of the AS curve,so firms are willing to expand output.

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