Table 18-2 -Refer to Table 18-2

question 223

Multiple Choice

Table 18-2
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \text { Potential Real GDP } & \text { Real GDP } & \text { Price Level } \\\hline 2018 & \$ 18.0 \text { trillion } & \$ 18.0 \text { trillion } & 150 \\\hline 2019 & 18.5 \text { trillion } & 18.8 \text { trillion } & 154 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 18-2.Consider the hypothetical information in the table above for potential real GDP,real GDP,and the price level in 2018 and in 2019 if Congress and the president do not use fiscal policy.If Congress and the president want to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2019,they should

• A) buy Treasury securities.
• B) conduct expansionary fiscal policy.
• C) decrease government purchases.
• D) decrease the discount rate.

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