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Larry 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 _______? inflation.

a. menu costs

b. shoe-leather costs

c. unit-of-account costs

Larry 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 shoe-leather costs inflation as shoe-leather costs refer to the time and effort people take to minimize the effect of inflation on the eroding purchasing power of money. As larry made a decision for stocking goods for use for 2 weeks, it prevents him to fight against inflation as there is so much costs involved to earn such money and then fight against inflation