The self-correcting property of the economy means that output gaps are eventually eliminated by:

A. increasing or decreasing potential output.
B. government policy.
C. decreasing inflation only.
D. increasing or decreasing inflation.

Answer: D

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You view tea and scones as perfect complements, and the corners of the indifference curves lie on the 45-degree line. Tea is plotted along the horizontal axis of the indifference map

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