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The option that statesthe inflation rate at a given
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The economy starts out at full-employment equilibrium. Some events then occur that generate cost-push inflation. Which of the following events might cause cost-push inflation?
A. a decrease in exports.
B. an increase in the money wage rate or firms raise prices
C. an increase in the quantity of money.
D. a decrease in government expenditure.
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b.Increases, interest rates
c.Decreases, unemployment
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