A policy mix of an expansionary fiscal policy and a contractionary monetary policy would cause
A) output to decrease and interest rates to decrease.
B) output to decrease and interest rates to increase.
C) output to decrease and interest rates to either increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.
D) output to either increase, decrease, or remain unchanged and interest rates to increase.
Answer: D) output to either increase, decrease, or remain unchanged and interest rates to increase.
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