The Concept of Present Value Helps Explain Why

question 168

Multiple Choice

The concept of present value helps explain why

• A)investment decreases when the interest rate increases,and it also helps explain why the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.
• B)investment decreases when the interest rate increases,but it is of no help in explaining why the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.
• C)the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases,but it is of no help in explaining why investment decreases when the interest rate increases.
• D)None of the above are correct;the concept of present value is of no help in explaining why either investment or the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.

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