Suppose that this year's money supply is $400 billion, nominal GDP is $12 trillion, and real GDP is $4 trillion.
The price level is ____, and the velocity of money is _____.
Suppose that velocity is constant and the economy's output of goods and services rises by 5 percent each year. Use this information to answer the questions that follow.
If the Fed keeps the money supply constant, the price level will _____, and nominal GDP will _____.
True or False: If the Fed wants to keep the price level stable instead, it should increase the money supply by 5% next year.
If the Fed wants an inflation rate of 11 percent instead, it should _____ the money supply by _____%.
(Hint: The quantity equation can be rewritten as the following percentage change formula:
(Percentage Change in M)+(Percentage Change in V)=(Percentage Change in P)+(Percentage Change in Y))