When Persistent Inflation Is Present, We Would Expect

question 151

Multiple Choice

When persistent inflation is present, we would expect

• A) borrowers to systematically gain at the expense of lenders.
• B) lenders to systematically gain at the expense of borrowers.
• C) nominal interest rates to be higher than would be true if prices were stable.
• D) nominal interest rates to be lower than real interest rates.

Construct English statements from symbolic notation.

Classify statements by their main connective.

Construct truth tables for symbolic statements.

Prove logical claims about conjunctions, conditionals, and set consistency.

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Definitions:

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