Cost pull inflation occurs when the:

A. price of a key input increases suddenly.
B. price level changes in response to changes in the business cycle.
C. price of necessity goods increases suddenly.
D. business cycle becomes sporadic and unpredictable.


A. price of a key input increases suddenly.

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Monopolistic competition is similar to perfect competition in that:

A. firms earn economic profits in the long run B. there are a large number of firms C. firms face downward-sloping demand curves D. both a and b E. all of the above

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Suppose there is a simultaneous fiscal expansion and monetary expansion. We know with certainty that

A) output will increase. B) output will decrease. C) the interest rate will increase. D) the interest rate will decrease. E) both output and the interest rate will increase.

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