If the Fed orders a contractionary monetary policy, describe what will happen to the following variables relative to what would have happened without the policy:
a. The money supply
b. Interest rates
c. Investment
d. Consumption
e. Net Exports
f. The aggregate demand curve
g. Real GDP
h. The price level
a. The money supply decreases
b. Interest rates rise
c. Investment decreases
d. Consumption decreases
e. Net exports decrease
f. The aggregate demand curve shifts to the left
g. Real GDP falls
h. The price level falls
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