Monetary Policy Attempts to Affect the Overall Level of Spending

question 101

Multiple Choice

Monetary policy attempts to affect the overall level of spending through:

• A) changes in the inflation rate.
• B) changes in the quantity of money and the interest rate.
• C) changes in tax policy or government spending.
• D) discretionary regulation of profits and wages.

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Definitions:

Pay Equity

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