Does an expansionary gap or a recessionary gap exist if short-run output is $18.2 trillion and potential output is $18.0 trillion?
A) an expansionary gap
B) a recessionary gap
C) both an expansionary gap and a recessionary gap
D) neither an expansionary gap nor a recessionary gap
E) The actual gap is equal to potential output.

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An expansionary gap exists when actual output is above potential output. In this case, short-run output is $18.2 trillion and potential output is $18.0 trillion, so there is an expansionary gap of $0.2 trillion.

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