Answer the Question Based on the Information in the Table

question 233

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Money Supply } & \text { Money Demand } & \text { Interest Rate } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Investment (at Interest } \\\text { Rate Shown) }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 400 & \$ 600 & 2 \% & \$ 700 \\\hline \$ 400 & 500 & 3 & 600 \\\hline \$ 400 & 400 & 4 & 500 \\\hline \$ 400 & 300 & 5 & 300 \\\hline \$ 400 & 200 & 6 & 200 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Answer the question based on the information in the table. An interest rate of 2 percent is not sustainable because

• A) the demand for bonds in the bond market will fall and the interest rate will fall.
• B) the demand for bonds in the bond market will rise and the interest rate will fall.
• C) the supply of bonds in the bond market will decline and the interest rate will rise.
• D) the supply of bonds in the bond market will rise and the interest rate will rise.

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