A Business Cycle Is

question 260

Multiple Choice

A business cycle is

• A) the pattern of short-run upward and downward movements in total output.
• B) the increase in consumer spending that accompanies an increase in disposable income.
• C) the cyclical change in the nation's balance of trade.
• D) the cyclical movement in the interest rates.

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