If Potential Output Equals 4,000 and Short-Run Equilibrium Output Equals

question 101

Multiple Choice

If potential output equals 4,000 and short-run equilibrium output equals 3,500, there is a ________ gap and the Federal Reserve must ________ real interest rates in order to close the gap.

• A)recessionary; raise
• B)recessionary; reduce
• C)recessionary; not change
• D)expansionary; raise

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Definitions:

FOB Shipping Point

Freight terms indicating that the seller places goods free on board the carrier, and the buyer pays the freight costs.

Freight Costs

The expenses associated with transporting goods from one location to another.

Inventoriable Costs

Costs that are considered as assets on the balance sheet when incurred and then become cost of goods sold when the product is sold.

Warehousing Departments

Sections within a company dedicated to storing goods until they are sold or distributed.