If the General Level of Prices Is Higher Than Business

question 103

Multiple Choice

If the general level of prices is higher than business decision makers anticipated when they entered into long-term contracts for raw materials and other resources, which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A) a recession
• B) output less than the economy's long-run potential
• C) a sharp reduction in imports
• D) an unemployment rate that is less than the economy's natural rate of unemployment

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