Borrowers who took out mortgages in the 1960s:

A. were harmed by the unexpected low inflation rates of the 1970s.
B. benefited from the unexpectedly high inflation rates of the 1970s.
C. were harmed by the unexpectedly high inflation rates of the 1970s.
D. benefited from the unexpected low inflation rates of the 1970s.


Ans: B. benefited from the unexpectedly high inflation rates of the 1970s.

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