IBM_Inflation

Which of the following does NOT indicate an increase?

• Hike

• Climb

• Face

• Surge

What are the two causes of inflation? Select all that apply:

• Demand-pull

• Runaway prices

• Bargaining power

• Push factors

_________ is an informal way of saying __________.

• Bottleneck / recession

• Stomach / side effect

• Money printing / quantitative easing

• Cool / bring into balance

If something lasts only a short time, we can say it is _______________.

• Elevated

• Compounded

• Misguided

• Transitory

If you do too much of something, we say that you __________ it.

• Overdo

• Combat

• Drive

• Upswing

What tool do governments use to stop prices from rising too much or too

quickly?

• inflationary measures

• interest rate hikes

• financial stimulus

• quantitative easing

If everyone agrees on a decision, we say that it is a ___________ decision.

• Matched

• Generally regarded

• All-powerful

• Unanimous

When workers have good bargaining power and many companies are hiring, we

can say the labor market is __________.

• Cool

• Hot

• Cautious

• Stable

Sorry about this increase to everyone’s

workload, but on a positive _____, we’ll all be taking next Friday off.

This decrease in sales numbers is raising the ______ of increased

competition in our industry.