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question 124

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Figure: Policy Alternatives
-(Figure: Policy Alternatives) Refer to Figure: Policy Alternatives. Assume that the economy depicted in panel (a) is in short-run equilibrium with AD₁ and SRAS₁. If the economy is left to correct itself:

• A) real interest rates will fall, which will shift SRAS rightward.
• B) lower wages will result in a gradual shift from SRAS₁ to SRAS₂.
• C) long-run equilibrium will be established at Y_P and P₃.
• D) the aggregate demand curve will shift leftward.

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