Figure 22-8

question 211

Multiple Choice

Figure 22-8. The left-hand graph shows a short-run aggregate-supply (SRAS) curve and two aggregate-demand (AD) curves. On the right-hand diagram, "Inf Rate" means "Inflation Rate."
-Refer to Figure 22-8. Subsequent to the shift of the Phillips curve from PC₁ to PC₂, the curve will soon shift back to PC₁ if people perceive the

• A)increase in the inflation rate as a temporary aberration.
• B)economic boom as a temporary aberration.
• C)increase in the inflation rate as a sign of a new era of higher inflation.
• D)economic boom as a sign of a new era of higher economic growth.

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Payback Rule

A capital budgeting method that determines the length of time required to recoup the initial investment from the cash inflows produced by the investment.

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Profitability Index

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