Suppose the Private Sector Wishes to Hold a Constant Level

question 95

Multiple Choice

Suppose the private sector wishes to hold a constant level of real high-powered money.This means that with an ongoing inflation of p percent,each year the government treasury can obtain goods from the private sector in exchange for ________ p times the existing high-powered money,a government revenue source called ________.

• A)creating,seignorage
• B)creating,transfer payments
• C)collecting,seignorage
• D)collecting,transfer payments

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Definitions:

Equilibrium

Equilibrium in economics is the point where supply equals demand for a product, resulting in stable prices and volume of sales.

Efficient Portfolio

Provide the highest expected return for any degree of risk. The efficient portfolio is that which provides the lowest degree of risk for any expected return.

Expected Return

Expected Return is the anticipated profit or loss a portfolio generates over a specific period, based on historical or forecasted performance.

Risk

The exposure to uncertainty and the potential for losing something of value, in finance typically referring to the uncertainty in investment returns.