Figure 13-4

question 41

Multiple Choice

Figure 13-4. On the horizontal axis of the graph, L represents the quantity of loanable funds in billions of dollars.
-Refer to Figure 13-4. Regard the position of the Supply curve as fixed, as on the graph. If the real interest rate is 8 percent, the inflation rate is 3 percent, and the market for loanable funds is in equilibrium, then the position of the demand-for-loanable-funds curve must be

• A)D₁
• B)D₂
• C)betweenD₁andD₂
• D)to the right of D₂

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