Which of the Following Is Not an Example of Inflation

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of inflation causing a redistribution of income because the inflation was unanticipated?

• A)A firm signs a 3-year contract with a union based on a 2 percent anticipated rate of inflation per year,and the actual rate of inflation ends up being 7 percent per year.
• B)A worker receives a raise in salary that is less than the rate of inflation,because management under-predicted inflation.
• C)Firms have to hire an extra worker to change prices in its store because of inflation.
• D)A bank collects a lower amount of interest from a loan because inflation was under-predicted.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations, populations, or time periods beyond the study itself.

Diffusion

In experimental design, the problem of a treatment effect spreading from group to group as people communicate.

Treatment Effect

The difference in outcomes between a group receiving an intervention and a control group in an experimental study.

Factorial Designs

Experimental designs that manipulate two or more variables at a time.