At the Beginning of a Year,decision Makers Expect the General

question 180

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of a year,decision makers expect the general level of prices to increase at a 5 percent annual rate.The CPI increases from 150 to 157.5 during the year;this indicates that

• A)decision makers underestimated the rate of inflation during the year.
• B)decision makers overestimated the rate of inflation during the year.
• C)decision makers anticipated accurately the inflation that occurred during the year.
• D)the rate of inflation during the year was 7.5 percent.

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