Which Combination of Events Could Have Caused the Equilibrium Interest

question 173

Multiple Choice

Which combination of events could have caused the equilibrium interest rate to fall and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds (both borrowed and lent) to fall?

• A) Firms are more pessimistic,and governments run fewer deficits.
• B) A baby boom begins,and investor confidence rises.
• C) People have lower time preferences,and governments run larger deficits.
• D) People have lower time preferences,and capital is more productive.
• E) A baby boom begins,and people have higher time preferences.

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Definitions:

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises; inference from general to specific.

Inductive Reasoning

A method of reasoning in which specific observations or examples are used to form a general conclusion or principle.

Hypothetical Thinking

The process of exploring and considering possibilities or outcomes that do not currently exist or have not yet occurred.