Figure 16-7 Price level P₁ P₂ P₁ LRAS LRAS (8 C SRAS, SRAS AD₁ AD₂ 0 Y₂ Ya Real GDP (trillions of dollars) Refer to Figure 16-7. Given that the economy has moved from A to B in the graph above, which of the following would be the appropriate fiscal policy to achieve potential GDP? increase taxes contractionary fiscal policy O increase government spending decrease interest rates

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Figure 16-7
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P3
P₂
P₁
a
LRAS
A
LRAS
8
с
SRAS₁
SRAS
AD₂
0
Y₂ Ya
Real GDP
(trillions of dollars)
Refer to Figure 16-7. Given that the economy has moved from A to B in the graph above, which
of the following would be the appropriate fiscal policy to achieve potential GDP?
increase taxes
contractionary fiscal policy
O increase government spending
O decrease interest rates
AD₁
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 16-7 Price level P3 P₂ P₁ a LRAS A LRAS 8 с SRAS₁ SRAS AD₂ 0 Y₂ Ya Real GDP (trillions of dollars) Refer to Figure 16-7. Given that the economy has moved from A to B in the graph above, which of the following would be the appropriate fiscal policy to achieve potential GDP? increase taxes contractionary fiscal policy O increase government spending O decrease interest rates AD₁
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