Figure 13.2 Alt text for Figure 13.2: In figure 13.2, a graph shows the short-run and long-run Phillips curves.
Long description for Figure 13.2: The x-axis is labelled, unemployment rate (percent).The y-axis is labelled, inflation rate (percent per year).3 points; A (5, 3), B (3.8%, 5.5%), C (6, 1)are plotted on the graph.The points are connected to their respective coordinates on the x and y-axes with dotted lines.A straight line labelled, short-run Philips Curve, begins at the top left corner and slopes down to the bottom center, and passes through points A, B, and C.A straight line labelled, long-run Philips Curve, is perpendicular to the x-axis, begins from the x-axis value 5,and intersects the Short-run Philips Curve at point A.
-Refer to Figure 13.2.Suppose the economy is at point A in the figure above.Which of the following is true?

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Figure 13.2  Alt text for Figure 13.2: In figure 13.2, a graph shows the short-run and long-run Phillips curves.
Long description for Figure 13.2: The x-axis is labelled, unemployment rate (percent).The y-axis is labelled, inflation rate (percent per year).3 points; A (5, 3), B (3.8%, 5.5%), C (6, 1)are plotted on the graph.The points are connected to their respective coordinates on the x and y-axes with dotted lines.A straight line labelled, short-run Philips Curve, begins at the top left corner and slopes down to the bottom center, and passes through points A, B, and C.A straight line labelled, long-run Philips Curve, is perpendicular to the x-axis, begins from the x-axis value 5,and intersects the Short-run Philips Curve at point A.
-Refer to Figure 13.2.Suppose the economy is at point A in the figure above.Which of the following is true?

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At point A, the short-run and long-run Phillips curves intersect, which indicates that actual inflation is equal to expected inflation. Therefore, the answer is D, Actual inflation and expected inflation are the same.

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