If Inflation Is Completely Anticipated

question 44

Multiple Choice

If inflation is completely anticipated,

• A)no one loses in the economy.
• B)borrowers lose in the economy.
• C)lenders lose in the economy.
• D)firms lose because they incur menu costs.
• E)income cannot be redistributed.

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