If the inflation rate turns out to be greater than was is expected to be, the clear winners are
A. businesses.
B. people on fixed incomes.
C. lenders.
D. borrowers.
Answer: D
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The Federal Reserve is best suited to alleviating
A) frictional unemployment. B) structural unemployment. C) cyclical unemployment. D) The Federal Reserve is equally suited to alleviate all three types of unemployment.
The U.S. macroeconomic experience of the early to mid-1980s is an example of how
A) reducing inflation comes at the cost of a permanent reduction in real GDP. B) reducing inflation comes at the cost of a temporary reduction in real GDP. C) reducing inflation can be done costless by simply increasing the money growth rate. D) increasing the money growth rate affects inflation alone, and not real GDP.
The total utility of a consumer diminishes whenever:
a. he or she buys an additional unit of a good. b. his or her marginal utility decreases. c. his or her total utility increases at a decreasing rate. d. the last unit consumed of a particular good is distasteful or provides dissatisfaction. e. other consumers are also purchasing the product.
It is difficult to practice arbitrage for untradable services or for goods which have a few knowledgeable traders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false