An Increase in the Nominal Interest Rate Would

question 30

Multiple Choice

An increase in the nominal interest rate would

• A) encourage people to hold smaller money balances.
• B) encourage people to hold larger money balances.
• C) force the Fed to reduce the money supply.
• D) cause the real interest rate to decline.

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