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Jake manages a grocery store in a country experiencing a high rate of inflation. He is paid in cash. On payday, he immediately goes out and buys as many goods as he can for himself for the next two weeks in order to prevent the money in his wallet from losing value. What he can't spend, he converts into a more stable foreign currency for a steep fee. This is an example of the of _______. a. menu costs

b. shoe-leather costsc. unit-of-account costsd. inflation.

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Answer:

The given condition is an example of:

A. Menu costs

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given question mentioning data is that

Jake is been managing a grocery store in any country which is experiencing high rate of inflation. He is mentioned to be paid in cash.

On his very payday he went outside immediately and bought as many goods as he could for himself as he was going to get his pay today and was needing those items.

So, he thought of buying all the items he is needing as for the next two weeks in order of prevention of the money in his wallet from losing value due to high inflation rates.

And at last what he couldn't spend on buying for all that amount he converted that amount into most stable foreign currency for being used as a steep fee.

So all this were an example of :

A. Menu costs

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