Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 42

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions .
Exhibit: AD-AS and the Inflation-Unemployment Cycle
-(Exhibit: AD-AS and the Inflation-Unemployment Cycle) At point 4, if policymakers are concerned about economic performance, they will most likely respond by

• A) increasing government purchases and the money supply.
• B) increasing taxes.
• C) decreasing aggregate demand.
• D) having the Fed sell bonds.

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Hydraulic Fracturing

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