Usury Laws Place a Ceiling on Interest Rates That Lenders

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Essay

Usury laws place a ceiling on interest rates that lenders such as banks can charge borrowers.The interest rate is the price of a loan.Graph a binding usury law on the market for loans,and describe the effects of the law on the quantity of loans supplied and the quantity of loans demanded.

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