Other Things Equal, in the Short Run a Higher Price

question 290

Multiple Choice

Other things equal, in the short run a higher price level leads households to

• A)increase consumption and firms to buy more capital goods.
• B)increase consumption and firms to buy fewer capital goods.
• C)decrease consumption and firms to buy more capital goods.
• D)decrease consumption and firms to buy fewer capital goods.

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