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The central bank reduced money to finance a large surplus.
Real output was expanding, so the surge in M fed into P.

","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses both key conditions. Hyperinflation followed money creation to fund a large deficit alongside falling real output, not monetary contraction, a surplus and expanding production."}]},{"id":"745ee94b-68b0-4040-a301-195df484c5b4","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"When is the proportional result of the quantity theory a reliable guide?","back":"When V and T are stable, especially over the long run when M grows far faster than output.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"When V and T are stable, especially over the long run when M grows far faster than output.","correct":true,"explanation":"With velocity and real output stable, a sustained increase in the money supply has a clearer proportional effect on the price level. The relationship is therefore most useful over the long run."},{"text":"When V and T are rising, especially over the long run when M grows far faster than output.","correct":false,"explanation":"Rising velocity or output changes the quantity of spending and goods independently of M, weakening the proportional prediction for prices. Stability of V and T is the key condition."},{"text":"When V and T are falling, especially over the long run when M grows far faster than output.","correct":false,"explanation":"Falling velocity and output can both alter the price effect of money growth, so the simple proportional result becomes less dependable. The reliable case assumes V and T are stable."},{"text":"When V is stable and T is rising, especially over the long run when M grows far faster than output.","correct":false,"explanation":"A rising T means real output is changing, so it cannot be treated as constant in the proportional relationship. Both V and T need to be stable for the result to guide reliably."}]}]}],"examCountdown":null,"heading":"9.4.3 quantity theory of money (MV = PT)","title":"9.4.3 quantity theory of money (MV = PT) Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/international-a-level/economics/cie/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L90"}]}],"topicId":"c632a2ba-b231-495c-9a01-f873fd3aea5e","walled":"$L91"}],"$L92","$L93"]