If a Central Bank Were Required to Target Inflation at Zero,then

question 2

Multiple Choice

If a central bank were required to target inflation at zero,then when there was a negative aggregate supply shock the central bank

• A)would have to increase the money supply.This would move unemployment closer to the natural rate.
• B)would have to increase the money supply.This would move unemployment further from the natural rate.
• C)would have to decrease the money supply.This would move unemployment closer to the natural rate.
• D)would have to decrease the money supply.This would move unemployment further from the natural rate.

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Definitions:

Cost Behaviour

The way in which a cost changes in relation to changes in business activity levels.

Direct Material Costs

The expenses for raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a specific product.

Units Produced

The total number of complete units manufactured or finished in a given period.

Fixed Costs Per Unit

Fixed costs per unit decrease as production volume increases, reflecting the spread of costs that do not change with the level of output over a larger number of units.