Suppose the Current Inflation Rate Is 4 Percent and the Bank

question 33

Multiple Choice

Suppose the current inflation rate is 4 percent and the Bank of Canada wants to reduce it to 2 percent, knowing that the sacrifice ratio is 2. Apparently, the Bank of Canada is prepared to accept a decline of real GDP of as the cost of disinflation.

• A)2 percent of potential output.
• B)0.5 percent of potential output.
• C)8 percent of potential output.
• D)1 percent of potential output.
• E)4 percent of potential output.

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