If the Monthly Unemployment Rate Increase Mentioned in the Application

question 46

Multiple Choice

If the monthly unemployment rate increase mentioned in the Application wound up being a permanent and not temporary change, the best economic decision by the committee would most likely be to

• A) increase the money supply to stimulate the economy.
• B) decrease the money supply to stimulate the economy.
• C) decrease the money supply to slow the economy down.
• D) not change monetary policy.

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