An Adverse Supply Shock Will Shift Short-Run Aggregate Supply

question 131

Multiple Choice

An adverse supply shock will shift short-run aggregate supply

• A)right, making prices rise.
• B)left, making prices rise.
• C)right, making prices fall.
• D)left, making prices fall.

---

Definitions:

Money Supply

The total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time, including both cash and digital money.

Treasury Bonds

Long-term government securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury with the purpose of financing federal debt.

Money Supply

The total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at any specific time, including cash, coins, and balances held in checking and savings accounts.

Open-Market Purchases

Actions by a central bank to buy securities in the open market to increase the money supply.