The demand curve and supply curve for one-year discount bonds with a face value of $1000 are

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The demand curve and supply curve for one-year discount bonds with a face value of $1000 are represented by the following equations:

Bd: Price = -0.6 * Quantity + 1140 Bs: Price = Quantity + 700 Suppose that, as a result of monetary policy actions, the Bank of Canada sells 80 bonds that it holds.

Assume that bond demand and money demand are held constant.

a. How does the Bank of Canada policy affect the bond supply equation?

b. Calculate the effect of the Bank of Canada’s action on the equilibrium interest rate in this market.

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The Economics Of Money Banking And Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0134376936

6th Canadian Edition

Authors: Frederic S Mishkin ,Apostolos Serletis

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