Which of the following information about fiat money is false? Fiat money

A) has little to no value except as money.
B) is backed by gold.
C) is authorized by a central bank or governmental body.
D) serves as a medium of exchange.


B

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a. imposes benefits on only a few individuals but imposes costs on many people b. imposes both benefits and costs on relatively few individuals c. imposes benefits on many individuals but imposes the costs on relatively few people d. imposes both benefits and costs on many individuals e. imposes costs only on those individuals who are rationally ignorant

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a. Short-run aggregate supply shifts right. b. Short-run aggregate supply shifts left. c. Aggregate demand shifts right. d. Aggregate demand shifts left.

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