A Short-Run Supply Shock, Like an Increase in Oil Prices

question 62

Multiple Choice

A short-run supply shock, like an increase in oil prices, will lead to:

• A) an increase in employment.
• B) an increase in actual GDP.
• C) a higher rate of inflation.
• D) a movement along the short-run aggregate supply curve.

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