Which definition is true for the following statement: "Firms have positive expectations about future demand; high demand means high capacity utilization and high profits; firms invest more; higher spending by firms and workers leads to higher demand for the firm's products"? a. The situation describes a recession. O b. The situation describes an economic virtuous circle. O c. The situation describes an economic vicious circle. O d. The situation describes Malthus's theory of the population circle.

Which definition is true for the following statement: "Firms have positive expectations about future demand; high demand means high capacity utilization and high profits; firms invest more; higher spending by firms and workers leads to higher demand for the firm's products"? a. The situation describes a recession. O b. The situation describes an economic virtuous circle. O c. The situation describes an economic vicious circle. O d. The situation describes Malthus's theory of the population circle.

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