If a Central Bank Decreases the Money Supply in Response

question 16

Multiple Choice

If a central bank decreases the money supply in response to an adverse supply shock,then which of the following quantities moves closer to its pre-shock value as a result?

• A)both the price level and output
• B)the price level but not output
• C)output but not the price level
• D)neither output nor the price level

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Definitions:

Annuity Payments

Regular payments made from an investment that was designed to provide an income over a period of time.

RRSP

Registered Retirement Savings Plan, a Canadian government-approved program to help residents save for retirement.

Compounded Annually

The method by which interest is calculated once per year on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.

Compounded Monthly

Compounded monthly refers to the process of accruing interest on an investment or loan where the interest earned is added to the principal amount at the end of each month, allowing the interest to itself earn interest in subsequent months.