Explain the adjustment process in the money market that creates a change in the price level when the money supply increases

When the money supply increases, there is an excess supply of money at the original value of money. After the money supply increases, people have more money than they want to hold in their purses, wallets and checking accounts. They use this excess money to buy goods and services or lend it out to other people to buy goods and services. The increase in expenditures causes prices to rise and the value of money to fall. As the value of money falls, the quantity of money people want to hold increases so that the excess supply is eliminated. At the end of this process the money market is in equilibrium at a higher price level and a lower value of money.

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Refer to Figure 9.1. Suppose the market is currently in equilibrium. If the government establishes a price ceiling of $20, producer surplus will

A) fall by $200. B) fall by $300. C) remain the same. D) rise by $200. E) rise by $300.

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A rise in the real interest rate r

a. creates income and substitution effects that reduce C0. b. creates income effects that reduce C0, substitution effects that increase C0. c. creates income effects that increase C0, substitution effects that reduce C0. d. creates income and substitution effects that increase C0.

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