Who benefits the most during the inflationary period?

(A) corporate servants
(B) creditors
(C) entrepreneurs
(D) government servants

Correct Answer : entrepreneurs
Question Asked : SSC CGL Tier-I (Re-Exam 2013) 2014
Explanation : Inflation has the effect of redistributing income because prices of all factors do not decline in the same proportion. Entrepreneurs stand to gain more than wage earners or fixed income groups. Speculators, hoarders, black marketers and smugglers gain on account of windfall profits.
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