Based on the Phillips Curve, When the Actual Rate of Inflation

question 15

Multiple Choice

Based on the Phillips Curve, when the actual rate of inflation is greater than the expected rate, the unemployment rate will

• A) rise temporarily, but decreases in nominal wages will bring the expected and actual rates of inflation into balance.
• B) rise temporarily, but increases in nominal wages will bring the expected and actual rates of inflation into balance.
• C) fall temporarily, but increases in nominal wages will bring the expected and actual rates of inflation into balance.
• D) fall temporarily, but decreases in nominal wages will bring the actual and expected rates of inflation into balance.

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