Monetary Policy in Hyperion

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Monetary Policy in Hyperion
In Hyperion the Department of Finance is responsible for monetary policy. Hyperion has had an inflation rate of 25% for many years.
-Refer to Monetary Policy in Hyperion.Suppose that the Hyperion Department of Finance has run a public relations campaign claiming it will reduce inflation to 12.5% and that it actually reduces inflation to that level.Suppose that the public had expected that the Department of Finance would reduce inflation but only to 22%.Then

• A)unemployment falls, but it would have fallen more if people had been expecting 12.5% inflation.
• B)unemployment falls, but it would have fallen more if people had been expecting 25% inflation.
• C)unemployment rises, but it would have risen more if people had been expecting 12.5% inflation.
• D)unemployment rises, but it would have risen more if people had been expecting 25% inflation.

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