Inventories Held by Firms

question 134

Multiple Choice

Inventories held by firms

• A)tend to increase the severity of short-run fluctuations.
• B)tend to reduce the severity of short-run fluctuations.
• C)are held by businesses because they are a costless way of responding to demand shocks.
• D)are the result of positive demand shocks.

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