If Resource Owners Anticipated a Monetary Growth Rate of 6

question 68

Multiple Choice

If resource owners anticipated a monetary growth rate of 6 percent,but the money supply actually grew at only 2 percent,then:

• A)real wages would fall.
• B)output would decrease.
• C)output would increase.
• D)output would increase,but only if nominal wages were increased more rapidly than prices.
• E)the expected inflation rate was less than the actual rate.

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