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Which of the following will most likely result from an unanticipated decrease in aggregate supply due to unfavorable weather conditions in agricultural areas? a. a decrease in inflation b. a decrease in unemployment c. a decrease in the general level of prices d. an increase in the general level of prices In the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model,
Within the AD/AS model, which one of the following adjustments will cause the economy to return to its long-run capacity when output is temporarily greater than the economy's long-run potential? a. Lower wage rates and resource prices reduce short-run aggregate supply. b. Lower interest rates increase aggregate demand and, thereby, stimulate output. c. Higher wage rates and resource prices reduce short-run aggregate supply. d. A decrease in prices reduces aggregate demand.
when the output of an economy is less than its long-run potential, the economy will experience a. declining real wages and interest rates that will stimulate employment and real output. b. rising interest rates that will stimulate aggregate demand and restore full employment. c. a budget surplus that will stimulate demand and, thereby, help restore full employment. d. rising real wages and real interest rates that will restore equilibrium at a higher price level.