Older Americans living on a pension and therefore on a fixed income tend to be made
A. better off when prices rise.
B. better off when inflation rates rise.
C. worse off when prices rise.
D. worse off when prices fall.
Answer: C
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Assume that all taxes are lump-sum, net exports = 0, and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8. Then, if investment and taxes were each to fall by $100 million, the equilibrium level of income would
A) rise by $100 million. B) fall by $100 million. C) rise by $500 million. D) fall by $500 million.
Major achievements of the Roosevelt administration in the field of conservation included all of the following except
a. protection of 150 acres of national forests. b. retention of rights to 75 million acres of mineral wealth. c. adoption of policies that would ultimately provide for construction of reservoirs and irrigation projects. d. protection of over 100 species of animals and birds, including the bald eagle.