a. The supply of loanable funds slopes upward becauseO higher interest rates make it more costly to borrow.savers will make more funds available at lower interest rates.O investors will want more money made available at higher interest rates.savers will make more funds available at higher interest rates.b. The demand for loanable funds slopes downward becausefew investment projects yield a high rate of return.many investment projects yield an equal rate of return.many investment projects yield a high rate of return.O few investment projects yield a low rate of return.c. The equilibrium interest rate is determined where the interest rate is equal toO the amount of loanable funds.O the expected rate of return.O the expected rate of spending.O expected personal income.

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a. The supply of loanable funds slopes upward because O higher interest rates make it more costly to borrow. O savers will make more funds available at lower interest rates. O investors will want more money made available at higher interest rates. savers will make more funds available at higher interest rates. b. The demand for loanable funds slopes downward because O few investment projects yield a high rate of return. O many investment projects yield an equal.rate of return. O many investment projects yield a high rate of return. O few investment projects yield a low rate of return.
First Call Inc. is a cellular phone company. It plans to build an assembly plant that costs $10 million if the real interest rate is 6% a year. If the real interest rate is 5% a year, First Call Inc. will build a larger plant that costs $12 million. And if he real interest rate is 7% a year, First Call will build a smaller plant that costs $8 million. a. Draw a graph of First Call’s demand for loanable funds curve. b. First Call expects its profit from the sale of cellular phones to double next year. If other things remain the same, explain how this increase in expected profit influence it’s demand for loanable funds
Suppose the government runs fewer budget deficit and there is a decrease in the average household income. Then, O The new EQ quantity of loanable funds would be indeterminate, , but the new EQ interest rate would increase. O The new EQ quantity of loanable funds would decrease, but the new EQ interest rate would be indeterminate. O The new EQ quantity of loanable funds would be indeterminate, , but the new EQ interest rate would decrease. The new EQ quantity of loanable funds would be indeterminate, but the new EQ interest rate would increase. The new EQ quantity of loanable funds would increase, but the new EQ interest rate would be indeterminate.
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2. What is private saving, public saving, and national saving? How are they related? Explain it. 3. Draw and label a graph showing equilibrium'in the market for loanable funds and explain why the demand for loanable funds slopes downward and the supply of loanable funds slopes upward
Suppose the market for loanable funds is currently in equilibrium. Which of the following factors will cause an increase in the interest rate? Select one: O a. An increase in the household saving rate O b. An expansionary monetary policy Oc. An increase in business confidence O d. A decrease in government budget deficits Travis buys a 20-year, $10,000 US Treasury bond with a coupon rate of 5%. After three years, he has some unexpected expenses and decides to sell the bond. In which market will Travis sell his bond? Select one: O a. The secondary bond market O b. The primary bond market O c. The Treasury bond market Od. The T-bond market
Interest 6% lonable fund is 4trillion. Suppose there was a change in the tax laws to encourage savers to save more and as a result, assume the equilibrium interest rate falls by 2 % point. By how much the equilibrium loanable funds saved and invested would rise or fall?
The following table contains data on the relationship between saving and income. a. Rearrange the income and saving data into an ascending order of income and graph them on the accompanying grid. Income per Year $ Saving per Year 15,000 $ 0 10,000 5,000 20,000 1,000 -500 500 0 1,500 Rearranged Rearranged Income per Year Saving per Year
Why, other things remaining the same, does a rise in the real interest rate decrease the quantity of loanable funds demanded? The quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases because at a higher interest rate _______. A. fewer projects have an expected rate of profit below the real interest rate B. more projects have an expected rate of profit that exceeds the real interest rate C. banks want to lend more D. fewer projects have an expected rate of profit that exceeds the real interest rate
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1. Draw a graph when government run a change in the tax that might increase private saving. How would it affect the market for loanable funds?

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