Refer to the Above Diagrams

question 186

Multiple Choice

Refer to the above diagrams.Other things equal, an interest rate decrease will:

• A)shift curve A to the right and shift curve B upward.
• B)shift curve A to the left and shift curve B downward.
• C)leave curve A in place but shift curve B downward.
• D)leave curve A in place but shift curve A upward.

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