The economy pictured in the figure below has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; B
B. recessionary; C
C. recessionary; A
D. expansionary; A
Answer: C
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Imposition of an output tax on all firms in a competitive industry will result in
A) a downward shift in each firm's marginal cost curve. B) a downward shift in each firm's average cost curve. C) a leftward shift in the market supply curve. D) the entry of new firms into the industry. E) higher profits for the industry as price rises.
A government budget deficit is
A) an excess of government spending over government revenues during a given time period. B) a situation in which the government's spending is exactly equal to the total taxes and other revenues it collects during a given time period. C) the total value of all outstanding federal government securities. D) all federal government debt irrespective of who owns it.
Suppose a seller's opportunity cost matches a buyer's valuation of the product. Assuming a two-person economy, which of the following statements will be true?
a. The transaction will benefit the buyer, while the seller will neither gain nor lose from it. b. The economic value created by this exchange will be zero. c. Both parties will be worse-off after the transaction. d. The seller will be worse-off than the buyer after the transaction.
Nominal GDP measures
a. the total quantity of final goods and services produced. b. the dollar value of the economy's output of final goods and services. c. the total income received from producing final goods and services measured in constant dollars. d. the overall level of prices.