Inflation & Productivity

A. Rs459.25
B. Rs418.75
C. Rs300
D. None of these

A. consumer production
B. Products purchased by the typical consumer
C. raw materials purchased by firms
D. total current production
E. none of these answers

A. 5.4 percent
B. 30.7 percent
C. You can’t tell without knowing the base year
D. 5.1 percent

A. The balance of trade
B. The rate of growth in an economy
C. The rate of price increase
D. Unemployment

A. Nominal wages have risen less than inflation
B. Nominal wages have risen at the same rate as inflation
C. Nominal wages have risen more than inflation
D. Nominal wages have risen less than unemployment

A. An appreciation of the currency
B. A revaluation of the currency
C. A depreciation of the currency
D. Lower inflation abroad

A. Aggregate supply is perfectly elastic
B. Aggregate supply is Perfectly inelastic
C. Aggregate supply is unit elastic
D. Aggregate supply is relatively elastic

A. Reduce the cost of living
B. Reduce the standard of living
C. Reduce the price of products
D. Reduce the purchasing power of a rupee

A. none of these answers
B. Workers will gain at the expense of firms
C. neither workers nor firms will gain because the increase in wages in fixed in the labor agreement
D. firms will gain at the expense of workers.

A. The nominal rate of interest is 12 percent and the inflation rate is 9 percent
B. The nominal rate of interest is 20 percent and the inflation rate is 25 percent
C. The nominal rate of interest is 5 percent and the inflation rate is 1 percent
D. The nominal rate of interest is 15 percent and the inflation rate is 14 percent