When the Fed Sells Securities Through Open Market Operations,the Equation

question 147

Multiple Choice

When the Fed sells securities through open market operations,the equation of exchange (under monetarist assumptions about V being stable) requires that either aggregate spending

• A)Increases or prices decrease,or both.
• B)Or prices decrease,or both.
• C)Decreases or prices increase,or both.
• D)Or prices increase,or both.

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