As the Result of Unanticipated Inflation, Workers Are Better Off

question 142

Multiple Choice

As the result of unanticipated inflation, workers are better off while firms are worse off if the actual inflation rate

• A) is equal to the expected inflation rate.
• B) exceeds the expected inflation rate.
• C) is less than the expected inflation rate.
• D) Neither firms nor workers are better off as the result of unanticipated inflation.

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