Exhibit 10.2 -Refer to Exhibit 10.2, Which Shows the Short-Run Aggregate Supply

question 32

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 10.2

-Refer to Exhibit 10.2, which shows the short-run aggregate supply curve of an economy. In this Exhibit, the distance between Y₁ and Y₂ represents _____

• A) an expansionary gap.
• B) a recessionary gap.
• C) cost-push inflation.
• D) the natural rate of unemployment.
• E) the full-employment output.

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