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When inflation rises,people


A) make less frequent trips to the bank and firms make less frequent price changes.
B) make less frequent trips to the bank while firms make more frequent price changes.
C) make more frequent trips to the bank while firms make less frequent price changes.
D) make more frequent trips to the bank and firms make more frequent price changes.

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

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Serena purchased 10 shares of GLC,Inc.stock for $200 per share;one year later she sold the 10 shares for $220 a share.Over the year,the price level increased from 135.0 to 143.1.The tax rate on capital gains is 50 percent.If the capital gains tax is on nominal gains,how much tax does Serena pay on her gain?


A) $90
B) $95
C) $100
D) None of the above is correct.

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

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Other things the same,an increase in velocity means that


A) the rate at which money changes hands falls,so the price level rises.
B) the rate at which money changes hands falls,so the price level falls.
C) the rate at which money changes hands rises,so the price level rises.
D) the rate at which money changes hands rises,so the price level falls.

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

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The Fisher effect


A) says the government can generate revenue by printing money.
B) says there is a one for one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate.
C) explains how higher money supply growth leads to higher inflation.
D) explains how prices adjust to obtain equilibrium in the money market.

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

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Suppose the Fed sells government bonds.Use a graph of the money market to show what this does to the value of money.

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,an increase in the money supply


A) increases the price level and increases the value of money.
B) increases the price level and decreases the value of money.
C) decreases the price level and increases the value of money.
D) decreases the price level and decreases the value of money.

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

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,if the value of money is below the equilibrium level,


A) the price level will rise.
B) the value of money will rise.
C) money demand will shift leftward.
D) money demand will shift rightward.

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

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,if the price level is above the equilibrium level,there is an


A) excess demand for money,so the price level will rise.
B) excess demand for money,so the price level will fall.
C) excess supply of money,so the price level will rise.
D) excess supply of money,so the price level will fall.

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

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Dollar prices and relative prices are both nominal variables.

A) True
B) False

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The price level rises if either


A) money demand shifts rightward or money supply shifts leftward;this rise in the price level is associated with a rise in the value of money.
B) money demand shifts rightward or money supply shifts leftward;this rise in the price level is associated with a fall in the value of money.
C) money demand shifts leftward or money supply shifts rightward;this rise in the price level is associated with a rise in the value of money.
D) money demand shifts leftward or money supply shifts rightward;this rise in the price level is associated with a fall in the value of money.

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

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Figure 30-1 Figure 30-1   -Refer to Figure 30-1.If the money supply is MS<sub>2</sub> and the value of money is 2,then A)  the value of money is lower than its equilibrium level. B)  the price level is higher than its equilibrium level. C)  the quantity of money demanded is greater than the quantity of money supplied. D)  the quantity of money supplied is greater than the quantity of money demanded. -Refer to Figure 30-1.If the money supply is MS2 and the value of money is 2,then


A) the value of money is lower than its equilibrium level.
B) the price level is higher than its equilibrium level.
C) the quantity of money demanded is greater than the quantity of money supplied.
D) the quantity of money supplied is greater than the quantity of money demanded.

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

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An increase in the price level makes the value of money


A) increase,so people want to hold more of it.
B) increase,so people want to hold less of it.
C) decrease,so people want to hold more of it.
D) decrease,so people want to hold less of it.

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

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People can reduce the inflation tax by


A) reducing savings.
B) increasing deductions on their income tax.
C) reducing cash holdings.
D) None of the above is correct.

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

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The Fisher effect says that


A) the nominal interest rate adjusts one for one with the inflation rate.
B) the growth rate of the money supply is negatively related to the velocity of money.
C) real variables are heavily influenced by the monetary system.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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The nominal interest rate is 5 percent and the real interest rate is 2 percent.What is the inflation rate?


A) 10 percent
B) 7 percent
C) 3 percent
D) 2.5 percent

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

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Suppose that monetary neutrality and the Fisher effect both hold.An increase in the money supply growth rate increases


A) the inflation rate and growth of real GDP.
B) the inflation rate but not the growth rate of real GDP.
C) the growth rate of real GDP,but not the inflation rate.
D) neither the inflation rate nor the growth rate of real GDP.

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

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Velocity is computed as


A) (PY) /M.
B) (PM) /Y.
C) (YM) /P.
D) (YM) /V.

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

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Tara deposits money into an account with a nominal interest rate of 6 percent.She expects inflation to be 2 percent.Her tax rate is 20 percent.Tara's after-tax real rate of interest


A) will be 2.8 percent if inflation turns out to be 2 percent;it will be higher if inflation turns out to be higher than 2 percent.
B) will be 2.8 percent if inflation turns out to be 2 percent;it will be lower if inflation turns out to be higher than 2 percent.
C) will be 3.2 percent if inflation turns out to be 2 percent;it will be higher if inflation turns out to be higher than 2 percent.
D) will be 3.2 percent if inflation turns out to be 2 percent;it will be lower if inflation turns out to be higher than 2 percent.

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

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The supply of money is determined by


A) the price level.
B) the Treasury and Congressional Budget Office.
C) the Federal Reserve System.
D) the demand for money.

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

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis,if the Federal Reserve buys bonds,then the money supply curve


A) shifts rightward,causing the price level to rise.
B) shifts rightward,causing the price level to fall.
C) shifts leftward,causing the price level to rise.
D) shifts leftward,causing the price level to fall.

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

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