Figure 19.1 -Which of the Following Is the Most Likely Explanation for Likely

question 51

Multiple Choice

Figure 19.1
-Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the behavior of private inventories between September 2007 and September 2009,as depicted in Figure 19.1?

• A)a substantial decline in the desired level of inventories,due to a slump in aggregate demand
• B)a substantial decline in the desired level of inventories,as improvements in technology have reduced the size of inventories needed to support both production and customer deliveries
• C)an unanticipated draw-down of inventories as the economy was growing much faster than expected
• D)a substantial decline in the desired level of inventories,as changes in the tax code increased the cost of holding inventories

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Currency Exchange Rate

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