問題詳情
It is a matter of common observation that although money incomes have kept going up over theyears, we never seem to become much better off. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is called“inflation”; the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We havegrown accustomed in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation. What could be bought ten yearsago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars. Present indications are that this rate of inflation istending to rise rather than to fall. If in the real world, our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices,one might think that inflation does not matter. But it does. When money is losing its value, it lacks one ofthe qualities of a good money-stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value, and itbecomes an unsuitable standard of deferred payments. Nobody wants to hold a wasting asset, so peopletry to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates consumer spending and deterssaving.
【題組】26. Inflation is a situation in which _____.
(A) we can watch our money increase in its value
(B) employment is no longer a problem
(C) people can always find better paying jobs
(D) money keeps losing its value
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.655172
統計：A(2),B(1),C(6),D(19),E(0)