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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