Hyperinflation

question 78

Multiple Choice

Hyperinflation

• A) causes the value of a currency to deteriorate so quickly that people become reluctant to hold that currency.
• B) is a situation in which people hoard currency.
• C) is a simultaneous increase in inflation and decrease in the quality of products.
• D) occurred in the United States in the 1970s.
• E) is a synonym for cost-push inflation.

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