If Actual Inflation Is Greater Than Expected Inflation

question 257

Multiple Choice

If actual inflation is greater than expected inflation

• A)real wages rise.
• B)real wages fall.
• C)the Phillips curve is a vertical line.
• D)the unemployment rate rises.

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