If Firms Find That Consumers Are Purchasing Less Than Expected

Multiple Choice

If firms find that consumers are purchasing less 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 rise.
D) The economy will adjust to macroeconomic equilibrium as inventories fall and production and employment rise.
E) The unemployment rate will fall.