The news from Canada is both trivial and upset; they wont be making shiny new pennies anymore. The government in Ottawa has made this decision after years of deliberation, for reasons that would seem to apply equally well in the United States. Pennies cost more to produce than they are worth. Yet because of inflation, they are worth so little that many Canadians dont bother to use them at all. Its not very different in New York City. In January, when Starbucks raised the price of a 12-ounce cup of coffee in Manhattan to $2.01, with taxes, many coffee drinkers were appalled—not so much by the cost as by the indignity of needing to grope for pennies. Inflation is sometimes cited as a threat whenever small coins are phased out. A $ 2. 01 cup of coffee should be rounded down to $ 2, while $ 2.03 should become $ 2.05, for example, but retailers in the real world might raise prices more than lower them. That could cause a small, one-time inflation burst.
A.01,
B.03
C.05,
D.
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从加拿大传来一个无足轻重但又令人沮丧的消息:该国将不再发行金光闪闪的新便士硬币。历经长达数年的深思熟虑渥太华当局做出了上述决定其中的情由对美国也同样适用。 便士硬币的铸造成本超出了其本身面值。通货膨胀还使便士变得一文不值许多加拿大人根本懒得去用。纽约市的情形也大同小异。一月份星巴克将在曼哈顿一杯12......
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