If Consumers Expect Prices to Rise and Shortages to Occur

question 10

Multiple Choice

If consumers expect prices to rise and shortages to occur in the future, then there will be a shift

• A)upward of both the consumption and saving schedules.
• B)downward of both the consumption and saving schedules.
• C)of the consumption schedule upward and of the saving schedule downward.
• D)of the consumption schedule downward and the saving schedule upward.

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