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If velocity = 5,the price level = 2,and the real value of output is 2,500,then the quantity of money is


A) $250.
B) $25,000.
C) $1,000.
D) $6,250.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If a country experienced deflation,then


A) the nominal interest rate would be greater than the real interest rate.
B) the real interest rate would be greater than the nominal interest rate.
C) the real interest rate would equal the nominal interest rate.
D) nominal GDP would be smaller than the money supply.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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If the nominal interest rate is 8 percent and expected inflation is 2.5 percent,then what is the real interest rate?


A) 10.5 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 5.5 percent
D) 3.2 percent

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The source of hyperinflations is primarily


A) lower output growth.
B) continuing declines in velocity.
C) increases in money-supply growth.
D) continuing increases in money demand.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Suppose the United States unexpectedly decided to pay off its debt by printing new money.Which of the following would happen?


A) People who held money would feel poorer.
B) Prices would rise.
C) People who had lent money at a fixed interest rate would feel poorer.
D) All of the above are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The nominal interest rate is 6 percent and the real interest rate is 2.5 percent.What is the inflation rate?


A) 2.4 percent.
B) 3.5 percent.
C) 8.5 percent.
D) 15 percent.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Suppose the money supply grew at an average annual rate of 8%,velocity was constant,the nominal interest rate averaged 9%,and output grew at an average annual rate of 3%.According to the quantity theory,


A) inflation averaged 8% per year and the real interest rate was 9%.
B) inflation averaged 11% per year and the real interest rate was 17%.
C) inflation averaged 5% per year and the real interest rate was 4%.
D) inflation averaged 1% per year and the real interest rate was 6%.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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In the long run,money demand and money supply determine


A) the price level and the real interest rate.
B) the price level but not the real interest rate.
C) the real interest rate but not the price level.
D) neither the price level nor the real interest rate.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Changes in nominal variables are determined mostly by the quantity of money and the monetary system according to


A) both the classical dichotomy and the quantity theory of money.
B) the classical dichotomy,but not the quantity theory of money.
C) the quantity theory of money,but not the classical dichotomy.
D) neither the classical dichotomy nor the quantity theory of money.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Suppose that velocity rises while the money supply stays the same.It follows that


A) P x Y must rise.
B) P x Y must fall.
C) P x Y must be unchanged.
D) the effects on P x Y are uncertain.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,as the price level increases which of the following increases?


A) the quantity of money demanded and the quantity of money supplied
B) the quantity of money demanded but not the quantity of money supplied
C) the quantity of money supplied but not the quantity of money demanded
D) neither the quantity of money supplied nor the quantity of money demanded

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The inflation tax refers to


A) the revenue a government creates by printing money.
B) higher inflation which requires more frequent price changes.
C) the idea that,other things the same,an increase in the tax rate raises the inflation rate.
D) taxes being indexed for inflation.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Figure 30-2.On the graph,MS represents the money supply and MD represents money demand.The usual quantities are measured along the axes. Figure 30-2.On the graph,MS represents the money supply and MD represents money demand.The usual quantities are measured along the axes.   -Refer to Figure 30-2.Suppose the relevant money-demand curve is the one labeled MD<sub>1</sub>;also suppose the economy's real GDP is 20,000 for the year.If the money market is in equilibrium,then how many times per year is the typical dollar bill used to pay for a newly produced good or service? A) 4 B) 2 C) 8 D) 10 -Refer to Figure 30-2.Suppose the relevant money-demand curve is the one labeled MD1;also suppose the economy's real GDP is 20,000 for the year.If the money market is in equilibrium,then how many times per year is the typical dollar bill used to pay for a newly produced good or service?


A) 4
B) 2
C) 8
D) 10

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The classical dichotomy argues that changes in the money supply


A) affect both nominal and real variables.
B) affect neither nominal nor real variables.
C) affect nominal variables,but not real variables.
D) do not affect nominal variables,but do affect real variables.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Consider the money market drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis.If money demand is unchanged and the price level rises,then


A) the money supply must have increased,perhaps because the Fed bought bonds.
B) the money supply must have increased,perhaps because the Fed sold bonds.
C) the money supply must have decreased,perhaps because the Fed bought bonds.
D) the money supply must have decreased,perhaps because the Fed sold bonds.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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If the nominal interest rate is 15 percent and the inflation rate is 5 percent,then what is the real interest rate?


A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 3 percent
D) 5 percent

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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According to the classical dichotomy,when the money supply doubles,which of the following also doubles?


A) the price level
B) nominal wages
C) nominal GDP
D) All of the above are correct.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,


A) money demand slopes upward and money supply is horizontal.
B) money demand slopes downward and money supply is horizontal.
C) money demand slopes upward and money supply is vertical.
D) money demand slopes downward and money supply is vertical.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The quantity theory of money


A) is a fairly recent addition to economic theory.
B) can explain both moderate inflation and hyperinflation.
C) argues that inflation is caused by too little money in the economy.
D) All of the above are correct.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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If real output in an economy is 1,000 goods per year,the money supply is $300,and each dollar is spent an average of 4 times per year,then according to the quantity equation,the average price level is


A) 3.33.
B) 0.83.
C) 1.20.
D) 13.33.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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