The government defines poverty as an income level less than four times the cost of a minimal diet

According to the theory of liquidity preference, the money supply

a. and money demand are positively related to the interest rate. b. and money demand are negatively related to the interest rate. c. is negatively related to the interest rate while money demand is positively related to the interest rate. d. is independent of the interest rate, while money demand is negatively related to the interest rate.

Commercial banks and thrift institutions:

A. differ because thrifts cannot make loans. B. differ because thrifts cannot offer checkable deposits. C. have become less similar in recent years. D. have become increasingly similar in recent years.