One likely consequence of a high inflation rate is that:

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High inflation reduces the purchasing power of money, so people receiving a fixed nominal payment can buy less with the same dollars.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Inflation: a sustained rise in the general price level, typically expressed as a percentage per year.
- Nominal vs. real values: nominal income is the dollar amount received; real income is nominal income adjusted for price level (purchasing power).
- Real return on saving/lending ≈ nominal interest rate − inflation rate.

2. Step-by-step reasoning
- If prices rise by the inflation rate, each dollar buys 1/(1 + inflation) of the original consumption bundle.
- A person on a fixed nominal income receives the same dollars, but those dollars purchase fewer goods and services when prices are higher.
- Therefore real income (purchasing power) falls unless the fixed payment is indexed to inflation.

3. Example calculation (intermediate steps shown)
- Suppose a fixed pension of $1,000/month and inflation = 5% annually.
- New price level factor = 1 + 0.05 = 1.05.
- Real value of the pension relative to pre-inflation = 1000 / 1.05 = $952.38 (in original-price terms).
- Percentage fall in real income = (1000 − 952.38) / 1000 = 0.04762 = 4.762% drop.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Option d states that people on fixed incomes see their real income fall, which matches the definition and calculation above: fixed nominal receipts buy less when inflation is high. Unless those incomes are inflation-indexed, real living standards decline.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- a. Saving is more attractive as interest rates stay low — incorrect: high inflation typically leads to higher nominal interest rates (Fisher effect), and real returns may be negative, making saving less attractive unless nominal rates exceed inflation.
- b. Purchasing power of money increases — incorrect: purchasing power falls with inflation.
- c. Lenders benefit from higher real returns — incorrect: if inflation outpaces expected nominal interest, lenders’ real returns fall; borrowers often benefit from unexpected inflation.

6. Conclusion
The correct answer is d. people on fixed incomes see their real income fall; this matches the provided answer.

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