A COLA Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

A COLA is

• A)A mortgage that adjusts the nominal interest rate to changing rates of inflation.
• B)A price index that refers to all goods and services included in GDP.
• C)An automatic adjustment of nominal income to the rate of inflation.
• D)An inflation rate of at least 200 percent,lasting more than one year.

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