For a Lender, an Increase in the Real Interest Rate

question 8

Multiple Choice

For a lender, an increase in the real interest rate

• A) definitely reduces current consumption and increases future consumption.
• B) reduces current consumption and has an uncertain effect on future consumption.
• C) has an uncertain effect on current consumption and increases future consumption.
• D) has an uncertain effect on both current and future consumption.
• E) definitely reduces current consumption and future consumption.

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Definitions:

Unlimited Wants

The economic concept that human desires and needs are constant and infinite, whereas the resources to fulfill them are limited.

Best Use

Optimal allocation or application of resources to maximize efficiency or value.

Positive Statement

An objective statement based on factual information or data that can be tested or rejected through observation.

Normative Statement

A value-based statement that expresses an opinion about what ought to be rather than what is factual.