Rapid ________ in prices during periods of ________ is known as stagflation.

A. decreases; recession
B. increases; expansion
C. increases; recession
D. decreases; expansion


Answer: C

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A) increase the absolute advantage B) reduce the deadweight losses C) reduce the cooperative surpluses D) increase the tax revenues

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In the figure above, if the market is unregulated,

A) more than the efficient amount of output will be produced. B) less than the efficient amount of output will be produced. C) the allocation of resources will be efficient because the efficient amount of output will be produced. D) the deadweight loss will be zero.

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What will be an ideal response?

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If aggregate expenditure in an economy equals 3,000 + 0.75Y and full employment real GDP equals 12,000, then this economy hasĀ 

A. no autonomous expenditure. B. a recessionary gap. C. an inflationary gap. D. no output gap.

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