When Real Output Growth Is Above Potential Output Growth, the Output

question 19

True/False

When real output growth is above potential output growth, the output gap is positive and the unemployment rate is below the natural rate.

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Definitions:

Minimum Average Total Cost

The lowest point on the average total cost curve, representing the least cost per unit at which a firm can produce any given level of output.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A firm operating in a market where there are many sellers and buyers, the product is homogeneous, and there are no barriers to entry or exit.

Industry Losses

The total amount by which the expenses and costs of businesses in a certain industry exceed their total revenues.

Economic Profits

The financial outcome derived from removing all explicit and implicit costs from the aggregate revenue.