If current output is billion and potential output billion, then the economy is in a ________...
- If current output is
billion and potential
output 
billion, then the economy is in a ________ and 
is about ________.
|
a. |
boom; |
d. |
boom; 6.7 percent |
|
b. |
recession; |
e. |
None of these answers are correct. |
|
c. |
recession; |
||
percent
percentAccording to the text, the slope of the Phillips curve in the United States is about ________. Thus, if the change in inflation is 1 percent, the gap would be ________ percent.
|
a. |
1/4; 0.25 |
d. |
2; 0.5 |
|
b. |
1/3; 3 |
e. |
1/4; 4 |
|
c. |
1/2; 2 |
||
If 
, the macroeconomy
is:
|
a. |
in an expansion |
d. |
Not enough information is given. |
|
b. |
in a recession |
e. |
None of these answers are correct. |
|
c. |
at its potential level of output |
||
Homework Answers
1) d) current output > potential output, therefore the economy is in boom, (12-11.25)/11.25 = 6.7%
2) b) change in inflation/slope = gap
3) c) Not enough information is given. At both the lowest and the highest levels of economics activity delta inflation = 0
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