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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Definitions:

Base Year

A reference year used in economic index calculations, price comparisons, and economic data to account for the effects of inflation.

Unreported Income

Earnings not declared to tax authorities, often to evade taxation; part of the informal or shadow economy.

GNP

Gross National Product is the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period by the nationals of a country, regardless of where the production takes place.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product; the total value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period within a country.