Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) An individual living on a fixed income is always made better off as a result of deflation.
• B) Those individuals receiving welfare benefits have been harmed by inflation because increases in welfare payments have not kept pace with inflation.
• C) Inflation will have no effect on an individual whose income is indexed to the inflation rate.
• D) Everyone in society benefits from inflation.

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