$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | }
\hline \begin{array} { l }
\text { Price } \
\text { level }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { A ggregate } \
\text { demand } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Short-run } \
\text { aggregate } \
\text { supply } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Long-run } \
\text { aggregate } \
\text { supply } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} \
\hline 140 & 4 & 8 & 7 \
\hline 130 & 5 & 7 & 7 \
\hline 120 & 6 & 6 & 7 \
\hline 110 & 7 & 5 & 7 \
\hline 100 & 8 & 4 & 7 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-The data in the above table show that when the price level is 120, the economy
A) has a recessionary gap.
B) is in a long-run macroeconomic equilibrium.
C) will have falling money wage rates sometime in the future.
D) has an inflationary gap.

Question

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Price } \
\text { level }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { A ggregate } \
\text { demand } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Short-run } \
\text { aggregate } \
\text { supply } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Long-run } \
\text { aggregate } \
\text { supply } \
\text { (trillions of } \
\text { 2005 dollars) }
\end{array} \
\hline 140 & 4 & 8 & 7 \
\hline 130 & 5 & 7 & 7 \
\hline 120 & 6 & 6 & 7 \
\hline 110 & 7 & 5 & 7 \
\hline 100 & 8 & 4 & 7 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-The data in the above table show that when the price level is 120, the economy
A) has a recessionary gap.
B) is in a long-run macroeconomic equilibrium.
C) will have falling money wage rates sometime in the future.
D) has an inflationary gap.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The economy has a recessionary gap when the short-run aggregate supply is greater than the aggregate demand. In this case, the short-run aggregate supply is 6 and the aggregate demand is 5, so the economy has a recessionary gap.

-The Data in the Above Table Show That When the |