If the Utilization Rates of Capital and Labor Are Procyclical,then

question 20

Multiple Choice

If the utilization rates of capital and labor are procyclical,then

• A)output will rise in recessions and decline in expansions.
• B)measured productivity will be constant.
• C)the Solow residual will be procyclical.
• D)prices will be countercyclical.

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