If the Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve Is Vertical

question 121

Multiple Choice

If the long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical,

• A)the economy stays at the natural rate of inflation in the long run.
• B)the short-run Phillips curve must be vertical.
• C)unemployment and inflation are positively related in the long run.
• D)the trade-off between unemployment and inflation cannot be permanent.
• E)any change in the unemployment rate must be permanent.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or production volume.

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

An accounting method used to determine the effects of changes in costs and volume on a company's profits.

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behavior are valid.

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

A management accounting technique used to determine how changes in costs and volume affect a company's operating income and net income.