The sacrifice ratio is the

a. sum of the inflation and unemployment rates.
b. inflation rate divided by the unemployment rate.
c. number of percentage points annual output falls for each percentage point reduction in inflation.
d. number of percentage points unemployment rises for each percentage point reduction in inflation.


c

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