Question
Line graph labeled Business Cycle. Curve rises, falls, rises again, and begins to fall again. Point A marks top of first curve. Point E marks top of second curve. Point C marks bottom of curve between the two rises. B labels a black arrow spanning the fall between A and C. D labels a black arrow spanning the rise between C and E.
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Which statement best explains the relationship between points A and B?
Consumption reaches its highest point, and then supply begins to fall.
Inflation reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to expand.
Production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract.
Unemployment reaches its highest point, and then inflation begins to decrease.
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The statement that best explains the relationship between points A and B is:
**Production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract.**
This is because Point A marks the peak of the first curve, indicating a high level of economic activity or production, followed by the decline represented by the arrow labeled B, which indicates a contraction in the economy.
**Production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract.**
This is because Point A marks the peak of the first curve, indicating a high level of economic activity or production, followed by the decline represented by the arrow labeled B, which indicates a contraction in the economy.