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question 88

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions .
Exhibit: AD-AS and the Inflation-Unemployment Cycle
-(Exhibit: AD-AS and the Inflation-Unemployment Cycle) Suppose initially the economy was at point 1 and as a result of
Stabilization policies, it is now at point 3. Consequently, there will be pressure for

• A) workers to settle for lower nominal wages.
• B) firms to decrease prices.
• C) workers and firms to incorporate price increases into their expectations.
• D) the Fed to buy bonds in the open market.

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