Given an Inflationary Gap, the Federal Reserve Will Use Monetary

question 217

Multiple Choice

Given an inflationary gap, the Federal Reserve will use monetary policy to _____ real GDP and _____ the interest rate.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) decrease; increase
• D) decrease; decrease

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