If Firms Find That Consumers Are Purchasing More Than Expected

Multiple Choice

If firms find that consumers are purchasing more than expected, which of the following would you expect?

A) Aggregate expenditure will likely be greater than GDP.
B) Aggregate expenditure will likely be less than GDP.
C) The economy will adjust to macroeconomic equilibrium as inventories rise, and production and employment fall.
D) The economy will adjust to macroeconomic equilibrium as inventories fall, and production and employment fall.
E) Firms will see inventories rising.