The given data suggest that the amount of money demanded for transactions:

Answer the question on the basis of the following table in which columns (1) and (2) indicate the transactions demand (D t ) for money and columns (1) and (3) show the asset demand (D a ) for money:

A. varies directly with the interest rate.
B. varies inversely with the interest rate.
C. varies inversely with nominal GDP.
D. is independent of the interest rate.

 

ANSWER:

D. is independent of the interest rate.