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Commerce · Q174

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 174

Q174

According to Keynes, interest is a payment for

A.
Consumer's preference
B.
Producer's preference
C.
Liquidity preference
Answer
D.
State Bank's preference

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
According to Keynes, interest is a payment for Liquidity preference. The Liquidity Preference Theory says that the demand for money is not to borrow money but the desire to remain liquid. In other words, the interest rate is the 'price' for money.