Does an increase in the inflation rate increase or decrease the amount of money people choose to hold at any given price level? What would an increase in the inflation rate do to money demand? What would this change in money demand do to the price level?
An increase in inflation reduces the amount of money people want to hold. Money demand would shift left. The price level would rise.
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A) is a corporation that is owned by stockholders. B) results from ownership of a key raw material. C) is a government designation that a private firm is the only legal producer of a good or service. D) is an unregulated monopoly necessary for the public good.
The market for bagels contains two firms: BagelWorld (BW) and Bagels'R'Us (BRU). The owners of the two firms decide to fix the price of bagels. The table below shows how each firm's profit (in dollars) depends on whether they abide by the agreement or cheat on the agreement. 
Suppose the game above is repeated every day, and both firms adopt the following strategy: cooperate on the first day, then if the other firm cheats, cheat the next day, and if the other firm abides, abide the next day. This type of strategy is likely to increase the probability that:
A. Bagel World cheats. B. both firms cheat. C. Bagels'R'Us cheats. D. both firms abide.