Scenario 8-2

question 387

Multiple Choice

Scenario 8-2. Assume the following information for an imaginary, closed economy.
GDP = $200,000; consumption = $120,000;
government purchases = $35,000; and taxes = $25,000.
-Refer to Scenario 8-2. Suppose, for this economy, the relationship between the real interest rate, r, and investment, I, is given by the equation I = 69,000 - 3,000r. (If, for example, r = 10, this means that the real interest rate is 10 percent.) The equilibrium real interest rate for this economy is

• A) 6 percent.
• B) 7 percent.
• C) 8 percent.
• D) 9 percent.

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