Figure 132 Alt Text for Figure 13

question 183

Multiple Choice

Figure 13.2 Alt text for Figure 13.2: In figure 13.2, a graph shows the short-run and long-run Phillips curves.
Long description for Figure 13.2: The x-axis is labelled, unemployment rate (percent) .The y-axis is labelled, inflation rate (percent per year) .3 points; A (5, 3) , B (3.8%, 5.5%) , C (6, 1) are plotted on the graph.The points are connected to their respective coordinates on the x and y-axes with dotted lines.A straight line labelled, short-run Philips Curve, begins at the top left corner and slopes down to the bottom center, and passes through points A, B, and C.A straight line labelled, long-run Philips Curve, is perpendicular to the x-axis, begins from the x-axis value 5,and intersects the Short-run Philips Curve at point A.
-Refer to Figure 13.2.The nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment, or NAIRU, is associated with which point rate in the figure above?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)all of the above

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