If the fluctuations in the economy’s real growth rate from year to year are caused primarily by variations in the rate at which aggregate supply increases, then data would show

A. a cyclical relationship between inflation and unemployment.
B. a direct relationship between inflation and unemployment.
C. an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment.
D. no relationship between inflation and unemployment.


Answer: B

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