-Refer to Figure 14-4

question 125

Multiple Choice

-Refer to Figure 14-4.If the interest rate is currently 8 percent,we would expect the

• A) interest rate to rise to 10 percent
• B) interest rate to rise to 12 percent
• C) interest rate to fall to 6 percent
• D) quantity of money held to decrease to $500 billion
• E) money supply to increase to $700 billion

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