Refer to Figure 15-12. In the dynamic AD-AS model, if the economy is at point A in year 1 and is expected to go to point B in year 2, and the Federal Reserve pursues no policy, then at point B
A) there is pressure on wages and prices to fall.
B) the unemployment rate is greater than the natural rate of unemployment.
C) firms are producing above capacity.
D) incomes and profits are falling.
C
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Refer to Figure 10-5. "Crowding out" of firm investment as a result of a budget deficit is illustrated by the movement from ________ in the graph above
A) C to A B) A to B C) B to A D) B to C
During the most recent recession, many people temporarily lost substantial value in their retirement investment portfolios because most of the assets (including stocks, bonds, and real estate) all declined in value at the same time
In hindsight, what was the problem with these portfolios? A) The portfolios were not adequately diversified because the assets were negatively correlated, so all of the assets had negative returns at the same time. B) The portfolios were not adequately diversified because the assets were more positively correlated than expected, so all of the assets had negative returns at the same time. C) The portfolios were adequately diversified, but the assets should have been more positively correlated to protect against recession risk. D) The investors should not have diversified their investments to protect against recession risk.