If full-employment national income is Y = $1,500 billion and the current equilibrium national income is Y = $2,200 billion and MPC = 0.8, then to eliminate the ___________ you would have to _______________

a. recessionary gap; decrease aggregate expenditure by $140 billion
b. inflationary gap; decrease aggregate expenditure by $140 billion
c. recessionary gap; increase aggregate expenditure by $140 billion
d. inflationary gap; decrease aggregate expenditure by $700 billion
e. recessionary gap; decrease aggregate expenditure by $700 billion


B

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