The Baumol-Tobin Analysis Suggests That a Decrease in the Brokerage

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Baumol-Tobin analysis suggests that a decrease in the brokerage fee for buying and selling bonds will cause the demand for money to ________ and the demand for bonds to ________.

• A)increase;increase
• B)increase;decrease
• C)decrease;decrease
• D)decrease;increase

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