Expectations That the Price Level Will Increase in the Future

question 147

Multiple Choice

Expectations that the price level will increase in the future will:

• A)shift the current consumption function upward.
• B)make the current consumption function steeper.
• C)make the current consumption function flatter.
• D)result in a downward movement along the current consumption function.
• E)shift the current consumption function downward.

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