Answer the question on the basis of the following table in which columns 1 & 2 indicate the transactions demand (Dt) for money and columns 1 & 3 show the asset demand (Da) for money:
(1)Interest Rate (2)Dt (3)Da
12% $100 $0
10 100 20
8 100 40
6 100 60
4 100 80
2 100 100
The given data suggests that the amount of money that society wishes to hold as an asset:
A.) Varies directly with the interest rate
B.) Varies inversely with the interest rate
C.) Varies inversely with Nominal GDP
D.) is independent of the interest rare