Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 259

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate
-(Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate) Look at the figure Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate. If the money supply is at MS₁ and the central bank buys Treasury bills, then in the short run the interest rate will:

• A)increase above r₁.
• B)remain at r₁.
• C)decrease to r₂.
• D)fluctuate randomly.

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