If an Economy Is in a Recession, with Output Below

question 57

Multiple Choice

If an economy is in a recession, with output below its full-employment level, a(n) _____ return the economy to its long-run equilibrium, which would cause the price level to_____

• A)expansionary; increase
• B)expansionary; decline
• C)contractionary; decline
• D)contractionary; increase

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