Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 106

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Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate
-(Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate) Refer to Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate. If the money supply is at MS₂ and the central bank sells Treasury bills, then in the short run the interest rate will:

• A) decrease below r₂.
• B) remain at r₂.
• C) increase to r₁.
• D) fluctuate randomly.

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