When the Economy's Actual Price Level Exceeds the Expected Price

question 103

Multiple Choice

When the economy's actual price level exceeds the expected price level in the short run:

• A)the real wages of workers decline.
• B)the nominal wages of workers increase.
• C)firms decrease output below the potential level.
• D)the economy produces the natural rate of output.
• E)cyclical unemployment in the economy falls to zero.

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