ECONOMICS
INFLATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A medium of exchange and store of value
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B standard for deferred payments and unit of account
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C store of value and standard for deferred payments
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D unit of account and medium of exchange
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cause of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation was attributed to numerous economic shocks. The national government increased the money supply in response to rising national debt, there were significant declines in economic output and exports, and political corruption was coupled with a fundamentally weak economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 2009, the government abandoned printing Zimbabwean dollars entirely. This implicitly solved the chronic problem of lack of confidence in the Zimbabwean dollar, and compelled people to use the foreign currency of their choice. Since then Zimbabwe has used a combination of foreign currencies, mostly US dollars.
Detailed explanation-3: -The impact inflation has on the time value of money is that it decreases the value of a dollar over time. The time value of money is a concept that describes how the money available to you today is worth more than the same amount of money at a future date.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two primary causes of hyperinflation are (1) an increase in money supply not supported by economic growth, which increases inflation, and (2) a demand-pull inflation, in which demand outstrips supply. These two causes are clearly linked since both overload the demand side of the supply/demand equation.