In November 2008, the MONTHLY Rate of Inflation in Zimbabwe

question 44

Multiple Choice

In November 2008, the MONTHLY rate of inflation in Zimbabwe approached 79 BILLION percent. An inflation rate such as this would

• A) seriously disrupt normal commerce.
• B) decrease the natural rate of unemployment.
• C) be too high to calculate using the CPI.
• D) all of the above

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