Assume that the marginal propensity to consume in an economy is 0.9. If the economy's full-employment real GDP is $500 billion and its equilibrium real GDP is $550 billion, there is an inflationary expenditure gap of

A. $5 billion.
B. $500 billion.
C. $100 billion.
D. $50 billion.

Answer: A

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