Suppose an Economy Is Operating with an Inflationary Gap

question 131

Multiple Choice

Suppose an economy is operating with an inflationary gap. In this case, policymakers would
Seek to move the economy

• A) back down the Phillips curve toward an unemployment rate that is closer to the natural rate of unemployment.
• B) up the Phillips curve toward an unemployment rate that is closer to the natural rate of unemployment.
• C) back down the Phillips curve toward an unemployment rate that is further from the natural rate of unemployment.
• D) up the Phillips curve toward an unemployment rate that is further from the natural rate of unemployment.

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Definitions:

Rationing Function

The ability of market prices to allocate scarce goods and services among competing demands.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and products that are similar, leading to price-taking behavior.

Equalize Quantity

Bringing the amount of supply in line with the amount of demand.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in market balance.