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Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
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6 stepsRecall components of money demand in liquidity preference theory (Keynes).
Money demand , where (transactions), (precautionary) are active demand (positively related to income , insensitive to interest rate ), and (speculative) is passive demand (inversely related to ): , . Higher increases opportunity cost of holding money, so passive demand falls.
Option A claims positive relationship between interest rate and passive demand for money ().
Formula: , with .
Substitute observation: As rises, falls.
Simplify: Positive relationship is incorrect; it is negative.Option B
Liquidity preference theory refers to demand for active and passive balances, determined by need for transactions and keeping wealth in money form.
This matches Keynes' theory: active for transactions/precautionary, passive for speculation/wealth. Correct.Option C
An increase in income causes demand for money for transactions purposes to increase.
Formula: , .
Substitute: .
Correct.Option D
Purpose of financial market (money market) model is to explain how interest rate influences demand for money.
Money market: , equilibrium sets . Correct.Identify INCORRECT statement.
Only A is wrong.
A
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