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AP Macroeconomics Flashcards: Costs Of Inflation

Study Costs Of Inflation in AP Macroeconomics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is 'unanticipated inflation'?

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Inflation that occurs unexpectedly, affecting contracts and plans. Creates greater economic disruption as contracts weren't designed for price changes.

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In an economy experiencing inflation, the inflation rate is expected to be 3% but turns out to be 6% for the next two years. A firm signs a two-year fixed-price supply contract to buy inputs at a nominal price set today, and the supplier cannot change the contract price. Which outcome best identifies a real economic cost of this sustained, unexpected inflation?
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