If This Year's Inflation Rate Was Lower Than Expected, Then

question 38

Multiple Choice

If this year's inflation rate was lower than expected, then

• A)a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich would occur
• B)the government would gain tax revenues unless it had an indexed tax system
• C)lenders would gain at the expense of borrowers
• D)borrowers would gain at the expense of lenders
• E)nominal wage rates would increase

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Intraperiod Tax Allocation

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