Suppose That the Nominal Wage, the Expected and Actual Price

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the nominal wage, the expected and actual price levels, and the expected and actual inflation rates for a hypothetical economy in 2016 are presented in the following table.

Given the data, the economy is at an unemployment rate:

• A)that is greater than the natural rate of unemployment.
• B)that is less than the natural rate of unemployment.
• C)such that there is no cyclical unemployment.
• D)that is equal to the natural rate of unemployment.

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