When an Economy's Actual Output Is Smaller Than Its Potential

question 14

Multiple Choice

When an economy's actual output is smaller than its potential at some point in time, we say that it is experiencing:

• A) a positive output gap.
• B) a negative output gap.
• C) inflation.
• D) deflation.

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