What Is the Main Purpose of Monetary Policy

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of monetary policy?

• A)to affect how much money is available to businesses and banks
• B)to control the amount of public debt sold to foreign states
• C)to control the interest rates on money lent to foreign states
• D)to equalize income disparity among citizens of the United States

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Standard Normal Variable

A random variable that has been normalized so that it has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, following the standard normal distribution.

Symmetrical Area

A region in a distribution curve where data are evenly distributed on both sides of a central point, indicating balance and uniformity.

Z Score

Another term for Z-score, indicating how far, in standard deviations, a data point is from the average of a set of data.