If the Actual Inflation Rate Exceeds the Expected Inflation Rate,then

question 67

Multiple Choice

If the actual inflation rate exceeds the expected inflation rate,then:

• A)the economy is operating along the long-run Phillips curve.
• B)unemployment exceeds the natural rate.
• C)maintaining the existing unemployment rate will require increasing inflation in the long run.
• D)the actual rate will tend to fall toward the expected rate.
• E)unemployment will tend to decrease in the long run.

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