If Workers Begin to Expect More Inflation in the Future

question 219

Multiple Choice

If workers begin to expect more inflation in the future, then we would expect that the:

• A)short-run aggregate supply curve will shift up (to the left).
• B)short-run aggregate supply curve will shift down (to the right).
• C)short-run aggregate supply curve will not shift.
• D)aggregate demand curve will shift left.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Journal Entry

A journal entry in accounting is a record of a financial transaction, entering it into the accounting records of a business.

Book Value

The net value of an asset or liability according to its balance sheet account balance, calculated as original cost minus depreciation, amortization, or impairment costs.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation technique that allocates an equal portion of the initial cost of an asset to each year of the asset's useful life.