When Individuals Make Decisions About How Much Money and Bonds

question 15

Multiple Choice

When individuals make decisions about how much money and bonds to hold,which of the following variables affects those decisions?

• A)the real interest rate only
• B)the nominal interest rate only
• C)the expected inflation rate only
• D)either the real interest rate or the expected inflation rate
• E) both the nominal and real interest rates

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

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