If the Federal Reserve Were to Simultaneously Sell Government Bonds

question 50

Multiple Choice

If the Federal Reserve were to simultaneously sell government bonds in the open market and decrease the discount rate,the

• A)money supply will increase.
• B)money supply will decline.
• C)money stock will stay the same.
• D)two tools will work in opposite directions and the effect on the money supply is uncertain.

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