If the Fed Unexpectedly Decreases the Money Supply, Real GDP

question 134

Multiple Choice

If the Fed unexpectedly decreases the money supply, real GDP

• A) increases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to a decrease in investment.
• B) increases because the resulting decrease in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment.
• C) decreases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to a decrease in investment.
• D) decreases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment.
• E) decreases because the resulting decrease in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment.

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