Given the Basic Rule of Thumb for the Relationship Among

question 151

Multiple Choice

Given the basic rule of thumb for the relationship among inflation, productivity and nominal wage increases, if wages rise by 2 percent and productivity increases 1 percent, one would predict inflation to be:

• A)0 percent.
• B)1 percent.
• C)1.5 percent.
• D)3 percent.

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