The Relationship Between the Quantity of Real Balances Demanded and the Rate

question 52

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the quantity of real balances demanded and the rate of interest (called the demand for money curve) will ____ when GDP increases because _____.

• A) increase (shift right); more transactions balances are needed to make purchases and to hold between pay periods
• B) increase (shift right); more asset balances are needed for saving or precautionary reasons
• C) decrease (shift left); fewer transactions balances are needed to make purchases and to hold between pay periods
• D) decrease (shift left); lower asset balances are needed for saving or precautionary reasons

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