Which of the following statements is most correct?

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Question $13$ options:

a$.$ When actual inflation exceeds expected inflation, debtors gain at the expense of creditors because they repay their loans with depreciated currency.

b$.$ When expected inflation exceeds actual inflation, debtors gain at the expense of creditors because they repay their loans with depreciated currency.

c$.$ When actual inflation exceeds expected inflation, creditors gain at the expense of debtors because they repay their loans with devalued currency.

d$.$ When actual inflation exceeds expected inflation, debtors and creditors both lose because they repay their loans with depreciated currency.