An Economy Has a Current Inflation Rate of 7

question 8

Multiple Choice

An economy has a current inflation rate of 7%.If the central bank wants to reduce inflation to 4% and the sacrifice ratio is 2,then how much annual output must be sacrificed in the transition?

• A)10%
• B)8%
• C)6%
• D)None of the above is correct.

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