At One Time,people in a Certain Country Had No Access

question 28

Multiple Choice

At one time,people in a certain country had no access to banks;they relied exclusively on currency.Then,a fractional-reserve banking system was created.As a result,the money supply

• A)increased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this increase by buying bonds.
• B)increased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this increase by selling bonds.
• C)decreased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this decrease by buying bonds.
• D)decreased.The central bank could have reduced the size of this decrease by selling bonds.

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Definitions:

Money Wages

The nominal wages received by employees, measured in units of currency rather than purchasing power.

Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Real Wages

These are wages adjusted for inflation, representing the purchasing power of the income received by workers for their labor.

Consumer Price Index

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, used as an indicator of inflation.