In 1980, one Zimbabwean dollar was worth 1.47 U.S.dollars.By the end of 2008, the exchange rate was one U.S.dollar to 2 billion Zimbabwean dollars.When an economy experiences rapid increases in the price level such as what occurred in Zimbabwe, the economy is said to experience

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When an economy experiences rapid increases in the price level, it is said to experience hyperinflation. This is the case in Zimbabwe as evidenced by the significant increase in the exchange rate from 1.47 Zimbabwean dollars to 1 U.S. dollar in 1980 to 2 billion Zimbabwean dollars to 1 U.S. dollar by the end of 2008.

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