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Figure: Expected Inflation and the Short-Run Phillips Curve
SRPC₀ is the Phillips curve with an expected inflation rate of zero; SRPC₂ is the Phillips curve with an expected inflation rate of 2%.
-(Figure: Expected Inflation and the Short-Run Phillips Curve) Look at the figure Expected Inflation and the Short-Run Phillips Curve. Suppose that this economy has an unemployment rate of 6%, no inflation, and no expectation of inflation. If the central bank increases the money supply such that aggregate demand shifts to the right and unemployment falls to 4%, then inflation will:

• A)fall to -2%.
• B)not change.
• C)rise to 2%.
• D)rise to 4%.

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