Question 1 The M2 money supply was about $7.5 trillion at the beginning of 2008 and about $8.3 trillion at the end of 2008. Real GDP declined slightly over that year, by about 0.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. According to the quantity equation and assuming velocity is constant, what do these numbers imply that the inflation rate should have been in 2008? Answer to the nearest percent--your answer should be an integer. Your Answer: Answer

Question 1 The M2 money supply was about $7.5 trillion at the beginning of 2008 and about $8.3 trillion at the end of 2008. Real GDP declined slightly over that year, by about 0.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. According to the quantity equation and assuming velocity is constant, what do these numbers imply that the inflation rate should have been in 2008? Answer to the nearest percent--your answer should be an integer. Your Answer: Answer

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