When the interest rate decreases, the opportunity cost of holding money
a. increases, so the quantity of money demanded increases.
b. increases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases.
c. decreases, so the quantity of money demanded increases.
d. decreases, so the quantity of money demanded decreases.
C
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Which of the following theories predicts that there can be no sustained rise in real GDP per person above the subsistence level?
i. Classical growth theory ii. New growth theory A) i only B) ii only C) Neither i nor ii D) Both i and ii E) None of the above because whether the rise in real GDP per person is sustained or not depends on what created the rise.
A decrease in the price level in the United States will have what effect on the aggregate expenditure line?
A) Aggregate expenditure will shift downward. B) Aggregate expenditure will shift upward. C) Aggregate expenditure will become steeper. D) Aggregate expenditure will not be affected by a decrease in the price level in the United States.
Suppose the market demand function for ice cream is Qd = 10 - 2P and the market supply function for ice cream is Qs = 4P - 2, both measured in millions of gallons of ice cream per year. Suppose the government imposes a $0.50 tax on each gallon of ice cream. The deadweight loss due to the tax is:
A. $944,444. B. $2.83 million. C. $1.67 million. D. $1.89 million.
Firms in industrial countries find a larger market for their goods in other industrial countries than in developing countries because:
a. the consumption patterns in the industrial countries are highly heterogeneous. b. the trade policies of the industrial nations are more favorable than the developing countries. c. the industrial countries tend to have a higher population than the developing countries. d. the industrial countries are capital intensive countries. e. the consumption patterns in the industrial countries are more or less uniform.