An Increase in Interest Rates

question 215

Multiple Choice

An increase in interest rates

• A)decreases investment spending on machinery, equipment and factories, but increases consumption spending on durable goods and net exports.
• B)decreases investment spending on machinery, equipment and factories, and consumption spending on durable goods, but increases net exports.
• C)decreases investment spending on machinery, equipment and factories, consumption spending on durable goods, and net exports.
• D)increases investment spending on machinery, equipment and factories, consumption spending on durable goods, and net exports.
• E)decreases investment spending on machinery, equipment and factories, but increase net exports and consumption spending.

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Definitions:

Organic Product

A chemical compound or substance that has been produced through organic chemistry, typically derived from living organisms.

Major

(Rephrased) Pertaining to the main or largest part of something, often used to describe the primary outcome or component in various contexts.

Neopentyl Alcohol

A tertiary alcohol that is structured with four carbon atoms making up the neopentyl group, known for its use in organic synthesis.

4,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol

An organic compound, a type of alcohol with the molecular formula C7H16O, characterized by two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group attached to a pentane chain.