A Decrease in the Nominal Interest Rate Would

question 17

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the nominal interest rate would

• A) encourage people to hold larger money balances.
• B) encourage people to hold smaller money balances.
• C) force the Fed to increase the money supply.
• D) cause households to decrease consumption.

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