Suppose that an economy is characterized by M = $3 trillion V = 2.5 P = 1.0

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Suppose that an economy is characterized by

M = $3 trillion

V = 2.5

P = 1.0


(a) What is the real value of output (Q)?

Now assume that the Fed increases the money supply by 10 percent and velocity remains unchanged.

(b) If the price level remains constant, by how much will real output increase?

(c) If, instead, real output is fixed at the natural level of unemployment, by how much will prices rise?

(d) By how much would V have to fall to offset the increase in M?

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The Macro Economy Today

ISBN: 978-1259291821

14th edition

Authors: Bradley R. Schiller, Karen Gebhardt

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