Inflation
True-False
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a. Inflation caused due to rise in cost of production is known as demand pull inflation.
False
True
b. An increase in the level of domestic savings is likely to reduce country's inflation rate.
False
True
c. Expectations of rising inflation rates do not add to inflationary pressures in the economy.
False
True
d. Retail price index includes a basket of goods from various sectors of the economy.
False
True
e. A large increase in the price paid for imports by domestic producers has little or no impact on the level of inflation.
False
True
f. Demand inflation occurs when the total supply of goods and services is insufficient to meet aggregate demand in the economy.
False
True
g. Inflationary pressures in the economy could be reduced by a deficit budget.
False
True
h. Cost-push inflation is characterised by rising production costs.
False
True
i. Inflation causes the real income of workers to go down.
False
True
j. High levels of inflation can reduce a country's international competitiveness.
False
True
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