Other Things Being Equal,an Exogenous Increase in the Price Level

question 68

Multiple Choice

Other things being equal,an exogenous increase in the price level causes the aggregate wealth of holders and issuers of private-sector bonds to

• A)decrease.
• B)increase.
• C)not change since the changes in the wealth of bondholders and bond issuers offset each other.
• D)either increase or decrease depending on other factors.
• E)rise in nominal terms,but fall in real terms.

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