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pepyto

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A jeweler cut prices in his store by 20 and the dollar value of his sales fell by 20. This is indicative of:
 a. elastic demand.
 b. inelastic demand.
 c. perfectly elastic demand.
 d. perfectly inelastic demand.

Question 2

Which of the following changes would clearly decrease the supply of money in the banking system?
 a. an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
  b. an increase in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and an increase in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
  c. a decrease in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and a decrease in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves
  d. a decrease in the percentage of money people want to hold as currency and an increase in the fraction of deposits banks want to hold as excess reserves



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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