The assumption that prices and wages are flexible implies that the:

A. short-run aggregate supply curve is irrelevant.
B. long-run aggregate supply curve is irrelevant.
C. long-run aggregate supply curve could not shift.
D. short-run aggregate supply curve shifts slowly in response to deviations of current output from potential output.


Answer: A

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