Confusion and Inconvenience Costs Arise When Inflation

question 49

Multiple Choice

Confusion and inconvenience costs arise when inflation

• A)​improves the store of value function of money.
• B)​reduces the real value of the unit of account.
• C)introduces tax distortions on capital gains.
• D)​reduces the real debt burden owed by borrowers.

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