The demand for money curve shown in the accompanying figure becomes horizontal when the interest rate falls to zero because O A. people become indifferent between holding money and holding bonds at zero percent. O B. interest rates below zero are illegal. OC. bonds become riskless at zero percent. O D. bonds cannot be sold at zero percent. If the money supply intersects the horizontal portion of the money demand, V monetary policy no longer works, and the economy is said to be stuck in a A trap. illiquidity liquidity Money, M solvency Interest rate, i

The demand for money curve shown in the accompanying figure becomes horizontal when the interest rate falls to zero because O A. people become indifferent between holding money and holding bonds at zero percent. O B. interest rates below zero are illegal. OC. bonds become riskless at zero percent. O D. bonds cannot be sold at zero percent. If the money supply intersects the horizontal portion of the money demand, V monetary policy no longer works, and the economy is said to be stuck in a A trap. illiquidity liquidity Money, M solvency Interest rate, i

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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