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question 15

Multiple Choice

The next questions refer to the following.
Suppose that, in the absence of supply shocks, the inflation-unemployment relationship is inflation rate = expected inflation rate + 2(natural rate of unemployment - actual unemployment rate) .
-A reasonable stabilization policy in these circumstances would involve

• A) increasing the inflation rate to .06
• B) reducing inflation through demand management
• C) raising interest rates
• D) shifting the short run Phillips Curve outward
• E) an increase of .02 in the income tax rate

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Definitions:

Supply and Demand

A fundamental economic model describing the interaction between the availability of a product and the desire for that product by consumers.

Overstocking

The situation where a business holds more inventory than is demanded by the market, leading to unnecessary storage costs and potential wastage.

Understocking

The situation in which inventory levels are too low, leading to stockouts and potentially missed sales opportunities.

Product Availability

The extent to which goods or services can be purchased from a particular company or market at any given time.