Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 25

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Figure: The Market for Loanable Funds III) Use Figure: The Market for Loanable Funds III. If the government in a closed economy is running a budget balance of zero when it decides to increase defense spending by $200 billion and then finances the spending by selling bonds, the equilibrium interest rate will:

• A) fall to 12%.
• B) rise to 16.5%.
• C) rise to 18%.
• D) rise to 21%.

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