If the Fed Conducts Open-Market Purchases,then Which of the Following

question 131

Multiple Choice

If the Fed conducts open-market purchases,then which of the following quantities increase(s) ?

• A)interest rates and investment spending
• B)interest rates,but not investment spending
• C)investment spending,but not interest rates
• D)neither interest rates nor investment spending

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