If Interest Rates Rise, This Will _________ the Cost of Buying

question 5

Multiple Choice

If interest rates rise, this will _________ the cost of buying new homes, so ________ new homes will be purchased thereby reducing ___________ expenditures.

• A)lower; more; consumption
• B)raise; fewer; consumption
• C)raise; fewer; investment
• D)lower; more; investment

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