Suppose That the Expected Inflation Rate Is 8 Percent and the Unemployment

question 90

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the expected inflation rate is 8 percent and the unemployment rate is 3 percent. If the actual inflation rate rises to 10 percent and the expected inflation rate does not change, then

• A) the short-run Phillips curve will shift upward.
• B) the short-run Phillips curve will shift downward.
• C) there will be a movement along the short-run Phillips curve.
• D) the natural unemployment rate will rise.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one more unit of a good or service changes as production volume increases.

Average Revenue

The amount of income generated per unit of sale or services rendered, calculated by dividing the total revenue by the number of units sold.

Total Revenue

The overall amount of money generated by a firm from selling its products or services, calculated as the quantity of goods sold multiplied by the price of the goods.

Perfectly Elastic

A situation where a small change in price leads to an infinite change in quantity demanded or supplied, depicted as a horizontal line on a graph.