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1. The rate of inflation is the: A)
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ix prices.


C) percentage change in the level of prices. D) ix ix ix ix ix ix ix measureoftheoveralllevel ix ix ix ix




ix of prices.
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2. The definition of the transactions velocity of money is: A)
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ix prices divided by transactions. B)
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ix money. C) ix money divided by prices multiplied by transactions. D)
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multiplied by transactions divided by money.
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3. If there are 100 transactions in a year and the average value of each transaction is $10, then if
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ix there is $200 of money in the economy, transactions velocity is
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ix year.

,A) 0.2
B) 2
C) 5
D) 10




4. If the transactionsvelocityofmoneyremains constantwhilethe quantityofmoney
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ix doubles, the: ix




A) price of the average transaction must double. B)
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must remain constant.
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C) price oftheaveragetransaction multipliedby thenumberof transactionsmust
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ix remain constant. ix




D) price oftheaverage transactionmultipliedby thenumberof transactionsmust
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ix double.




5. The quantity equation, viewed as an identity, is a definition of the: A)
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money.
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B) quantity of transactions. C) ix ix ix price level. ix




D) transactions velocity of money. ix ix ix

, 6. Theincomevelocity of money:
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A) is definedin the identityMV = PY.B)
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C) isthesamething asthetransactionsvelocity ofmoney.
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D) is thesameas the numberof times adollar bill changes hands.
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7. The transactions velocity of money indicates the
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ixvelocity of money indicates the
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A) number of transactions; amount of income earned
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B) quantity of money used for transactions; quantity of money paid as income
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C) numberof times a dollar billchanges hands; number of times a dollar bill enters
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ixsomeone's income ix




D) volumeof transactions; flowof income
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, 8. Real money balances equal the:
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A) sumof coin,currency, and balancesin checkingaccounts.
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B) amount of money expressed in terms of thequantity of goods and services it can
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ix purchase.


C) number of dollars used as a medium of exchange. D)
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created by the Federal Reserve.
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9. If the average price of goods and services in the economy equals $10 and the quantity of money
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ix in the economy equals $200,000, then real balances in the economy equal:
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A) 10.
B) 20,000.
C) 200,000.
D) 2,000,000.