Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 73

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Figure: Short- and Long-Run Equilibrium) Refer to Figure: Short- and Long-Run Equilibrium. If the economy is at equilibrium at E₁, the appropriate policy to return the economy to potential output is a(n) :

• A) increase in transfer payments.
• B) decrease in transfer payments.
• C) increase in taxes.
• D) decrease in government spending.

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