ECON.TODAY (COMPLETE)-TEXT ONLY
ECON.TODAY (COMPLETE)-TEXT ONLY
18th Edition
ISBN: 9780133920161
Author: Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.1LO
To determine

The purpose for which people want to hold money to meet their present and future needs.

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There are 3 motives for holding money, these are −

  • Transaction Motive − It is regarding day to day transactions of sale and purchase of goods and services.
  • Speculative Motive − It is related to the future anticipations regarding increase or decrease in prices, the change in interest rates, the inflation rate, etc.
  • Precautionary Motive − It is related with safeguarding the future.
Economics Concept Introduction

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The factors affecting demand for money are −

  • The prevailing rates of interest on loans.
  • The expected monetary transactions in present and future.
  • The speculating motive of holding money.
  • The changes in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
  • The anticipated inflation rate.
  • The precautionary motive of holding money.

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