In a period of inflation and price rise the supply of money remains

(A) the same
(B) increases
(C) decreases
(D) increases or decreases proportionately.

Correct Answer : increases
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 1999
Explanation : Money supply is the total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time. The relation between money and prices is historically associated with the quantity theory of money. There is strong empirical evidence of a direct relation between long-term price inflation and money-supply growth, at least for rapid increases in the amount of money in the economy.
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