A Worker Would Be Hurt Least by Inflation When the _____

question 36

Multiple Choice

A worker would be hurt least by inflation when the _____

• A) worker anticipates inflation and increases savings at the bank.
• B) worker is protected by a cost-of-living adjustment clause in an employment contract.
• C) price level increases but at a decreasing rate.
• D) worker is protected by fixed annual increases in wages and benefits in an employment contract.
• E) government increases the level of social security retirement benefits to correct for the effects of unanticipated inflation.

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Definitions:

Kilo-

A prefix in the metric system representing one thousand (1000) of the unit it precedes.

Decimal

Numbers that are expressed as a fraction of a part using 10 as its base number; it also refers to the period used to separate a whole number from a fraction, as in 10.2, otherwise read as “ten and two-tenths.”

Fraction

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.

Base Number

A mathematical value serving as a foundational digit in a numbering system, determining its counting process, such as 2 in binary or 10 in decimal.