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If Mr Wale took a loan for the purpose of investment, the demand for money is________________?

A.

Precautionary motive

B.

Transactionary and Precautionary motive

C.

Speculative motive

D.

Speculative and Transactionary motives

Correct answer is C

Speculative motive: A desire to hold cash in order to be poised to exploit any attractive investment opportunity requiring a cash expenditure that might arise.

 

* We hold cash rather than other assets whose values are falling.

* We hold on to cash to be able to buy them when their prices actually fall.

* So this is money held to play the market.

* It is money held to buy (or sell) bonds, depending on one's expectations of future interest rates.