^{Let Price Expectations Be Represented by Pe = P^}

question 13

Multiple Choice

^{Let price expectations be represented by Pe = P^ + bP}i ^{-P^) , with Pe}
Representing firms' expected general price indicators, representing some
General forecast of overall prices, and P_{i r}^{epresenting firms'own prices. If} the firms' own prices were thought to have no effect on general prices, then

• A) b < 0.
• B) b = 0.
• C) b > 0.5.
• D) b = 1.
• E) b > 1.

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