Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Balance of payments

Balance of payments — practice question

When the interest rate in an economy is 4% per annum, inflation drops from 5% to 3% per annum. What would be one benefit of this decrease?

  • AMenu costs will fall to zero.
  • BPeople on fixed incomes will be better off in real terms.
  • CSavers will gain in real terms.
  • DThe purchasing power of the currency will rise.

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