If You Have $5,000 in Wealth and the GDP Deflator

question 291

Multiple Choice

If you have $5,000 in wealth and the GDP deflator decreases 20 percent, then

• A) the $5,000 will buy fewer goods and services.
• B) the $5,000 will buy more goods and services.
• C) the real value of the $5,000 remains constant.
• D) the real value of the $5,000 decreases.

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