Answer the question on the basis of the following table in which columns (1) and (2) indicate the transactions demand (D_t) for money and columns (1) and (3) show the asset demand (D_a) for money: $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}(1) \\\underline{\text {Interest Rate}}\\12 \% \\10 \\8 \\6 \\4 \\2\end{array}\begin{array}{c}(2) \\\underline{D_{t} }\\ \$ 100 \\100 \\100 \\100 \\100 \\100\end{array}\begin{array}{c}(3) \\\underline{D_{a}} \\\$ 0 \\20 \\40 \\60 \\80 \\100\end{array}\end{array}$
The given data suggest that the amount of money that society wishes to hold as an asset:

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Answer the question on the basis of the following table in which columns (1) and (2) indicate the transactions demand (D_t) for money and columns (1) and (3) show the asset demand (D_a) for money:

\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}(1) \\\underline{\text {Interest Rate}}\\12 \% \\10 \\8 \\6 \\4 \\2\end{array}\begin{array}{c}(2) \\\underline{D_{t} }\\ \$ 100 \\100 \\100 \\100 \\100 \\100\end{array}\begin{array}{c}(3) \\\underline{D_{a}} \\\$ 0 \\20 \\40 \\60 \\80 \\100\end{array}\end{array}

The given data suggest that the amount of money that society wishes to hold as an asset:

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The columns (1) and (3) show an inverse relationship between the interest rate and the asset demand for money. As the interest rate increases, the asset demand for money decreases, indicating that society wants to hold less money as an asset. Therefore, the amount of money that society wishes to hold as an asset varies inversely with the interest rate.

Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Table