In the above figure, suppose that the economy has moved from point Dto point B.According to the monetarist theory of the business cycle, what could have caused this movement? Select one: O a.a decrease in the money wage rate b. an increase in the money wage rate c. an increase in the growth rate of the quantity of money O d. an increase in uncertainty about future sales and profits

In the above figure, suppose that the economy has moved from point Dto point B.According to the monetarist theory of the business cycle, what could have caused this movement? Select one: O a.a decrease in the money wage rate b. an increase in the money wage rate c. an increase in the growth rate of the quantity of money O d. an increase in uncertainty about future sales and profits

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