PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 14, Problem 3RQ
(a)
To determine
Explain the open market purchase of bonds and the effect of purchase of bond prices.
(b)
To determine
Explain the effect of purchase on the supply of money.
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