If Unintended Increases in Business Inventories Occur, We Can Expect

question 121

Multiple Choice

If unintended increases in business inventories occur, we can expect

• A) a decline in GDP and rising unemployment.
• B) inflation.
• C) an increase in consumption.
• D) an offsetting increase in planned investment.

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