If at the Prevailing Interest Rate the Quantity of Money

question 74

Multiple Choice

If at the prevailing interest rate the quantity of money demanded is $2 trillion, and the supply of money is $1.5 trillion, then which of the following is true ?

• A) There is a shortage of money, and consequently interest rates must fall in order to achieve an equilibrium in the money market.
• B) There is a surplus of money, and consequently interest rates must fall in order to achieve an equilibrium in the money market.
• C) There is shortage of money, and consequently interest rates must rise in order to achieve an equilibrium in the money market.
• D) There is a surplus of money, and consequently interest rates must rise in order to achieve an equilibrium in the money market.

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Definitions:

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