Expectations That the Price Level Will Increase in the Future

question 149

Multiple Choice

Expectations that the price level will increase in the future will

• A)shift the current consumption function upward
• B)make the current consumption function steeper
• C)make the current consumption function flatter
• D)result in a movement downward along the current consumption function
• E)have no effect on the current consumption function

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