Table 26-4 -Refer to Table 26-4. Suppose the Following Table Illustrates the Following

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Table 26-4

-Refer to Table 26-4. Suppose the following table illustrates the values of real and potential GDP and the price level, if the Fed does not vote to change their current policy to be more contractionary or expansionary. If the Fed wants to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2015, should the Fed use a contractionary or expansionary policy? How should it conduct open market operations to achieve its goal?

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Definitions:

Significant Figure

A digit within a number that contributes to its precision, indicating the accuracy of measurements.

Scientific Notation

A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of ten, used for very large or small numbers.

Milligrams

A unit of mass in the metric system equal to one thousandth of a gram.

Grams

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram, widely used in science and everyday measurement.