When the actual rate of inflation exceeds the expected rate:
A. the unemployment rate will temporarily rise.
B. firms will experience rising profits and thus increase their employment.
C. the actual rate of inflation will fall.
D. nominal wages will decline.
B. firms will experience rising profits and thus increase their employment.
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