If Consumers Expect to Have a Shorter Life Expectancy and Desire

question 26

Multiple Choice

If consumers expect to have a shorter life expectancy and desire to save less,then the:

• A) demand for loanable funds will increase and the equilibrium interest rate will increase.
• B) demand for loanable funds will decrease and the equilibrium interest rate will decrease.
• C) supply of loanable funds will decrease and the equilibrium interest rate will increase.
• D) the supply of loanable funds will increase and the equilibrium interest rate will decrease.

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