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O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/11 · May/June 2019 · Q191 Mark

Which statement about interest rate changes is accurate?

Afall in interest rates will always increase inflation.
Brise in interest rates may increase cost-push inflation.
Crise in interest rates will raise the level of investment in a country.
DInterest rate changes have no impact on the level of production.

✓ Correct answer

B: rise in interest rates may increase cost-push inflation.

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Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 19.

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