The Structural Unemployment Rate Is 1

question 46

Multiple Choice

The structural unemployment rate is 1.5 percent,the frictional unemployment rate is 3.1 percent,and the economy's current unemployment rate is 6.9 percent.The economy is in

• A) a recessionary gap producing less than Natural Real GDP.
• B) an inflationary gap producing more than Natural Real GDP.
• C) long-run equilibrium.
• D) an inflationary gap producing Natural Real GDP.
• E) a recessionary gap producing more than Natural Real GDP.

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Definitions:

Increased Demand

A situation where the desire or need for a product or service exceeds the existing supply at the current price.

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a company by its customers for goods or services that have been delivered or used but not yet paid for.

Credit Sales

Transactions where goods or services are provided to a customer with an agreement to pay at a later date.

Cash Sales

Transactions in which goods or services are paid for with cash at the time of the sale.