When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.

A. decline; lower; decline
B. increase; raise; decline
C. decline; lower; expand
D. decline; raise; decline

Answer: C

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A) 8.7 percent B) 3.3 percent C) 8.0 percent D) 5.7 percent

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The output an economy can produce with one unit of capital and one unit of labor is ________

A) indicated by the A variable in the Cobb-Douglas production function B) commonly referred to as labor productivity C) a variable that depends on how many units of capital and labor are available D) all of the above E) none of the above

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