Workers in Country a Have Wage Contracts for Cost-Of-Living Adjustments

question 178

Multiple Choice

Workers in country A have wage contracts for cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) , which adjust wages to offset the effect of inflation, and workers in country B do not. When the central banks of countries A and B increase the money supply:

• A) prices in country A increase faster than prices in country B.
• B) prices in country B increase faster than prices in country A.
• C) prices in countries A and B will change at the same rate.
• D) COLAs have no effect on the speed of price changes.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells, crucial for sexual reproduction.

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Telophase II

A stage in meiosis II, the second division of meiosis, where the chromosomes arrive at opposite poles, and the nuclear envelope re-forms around them, leading to the formation of four daughter cells.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four genetically unique gametes.