(A) For two straight quarters, business inventories increase at a sharp rate. This most likely indicates * an expanding economy * a recovering economy the beginning of * a recession an increase in inflation a record unemployment rate
(A) For two straight quarters, business inventories increase at a sharp rate. This most likely indicates * an expanding economy * a recovering economy the beginning of * a recession an increase in inflation a record unemployment rate
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![Practice Your Knowledge of Business Cycles. Explain each of your choices.
(A) For two straight quarters, business inventories increase at a sharp rate. This most likely indicates
* an expanding economy
* a recovering economy the beginning of
* a recession an increase in inflation
* a record unemployment rate
(B) At which point in the business cycle is there the largest inflationary gap?
* The peak
*The trough
* During expansion
During contraction
* At full employment
(C) If the consumer price index begins to increase dramatically, which of the following is likely true?
* The output gap is positive and near the peak.
* The output gap is positive and near the trough.
* There is no output gap and the economy is growing.
* The output gap is negative and near the peak.
The output gap is negative and near the trough.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb392a80c-0fb0-42b8-a834-2e61a9232ce4%2F83503c1b-92f0-45b4-849a-31f7fc2b73c4%2Fpdxup3_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Practice Your Knowledge of Business Cycles. Explain each of your choices.
(A) For two straight quarters, business inventories increase at a sharp rate. This most likely indicates
* an expanding economy
* a recovering economy the beginning of
* a recession an increase in inflation
* a record unemployment rate
(B) At which point in the business cycle is there the largest inflationary gap?
* The peak
*The trough
* During expansion
During contraction
* At full employment
(C) If the consumer price index begins to increase dramatically, which of the following is likely true?
* The output gap is positive and near the peak.
* The output gap is positive and near the trough.
* There is no output gap and the economy is growing.
* The output gap is negative and near the peak.
The output gap is negative and near the trough.
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