The Fact That Some Resource Prices Are Fixed by Contracts

question 52

Multiple Choice

The fact that some resource prices are fixed by contracts help explain why firms:

• A)increase output in the short run when the price level increases.
• B)keep production levels constant in the short run when the price level decreases.
• C)sell output in the short run at fixed prices.
• D)increase output in the long run when the price level increases.
• E)decrease production when nominal wages fall in the long run.

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