Exam 7: Finance, Saving, and Investment

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A small country is a net foreign borrower and its domestic supply of loanable funds increases.Consequently,the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds used in the country ________ and the country's foreign borrowing ________.

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A rise in the real interest rate

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According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis,household disposable income fell by 0.3 percent of August,2012. If all else remains the same,what is the likely impact of this fall on the real interest rate?

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Suppose Molly has an income of $35,000 annually and has inherited a savings account of $20,000.Wyatt has a job that pays $35,000 annually,but has debts totaling $6,000.Which of the following is true?

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When the real interest rate increases,

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A small country is a net foreign lender and its domestic supply of loanable funds increases.Consequently,the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds used in the country ________ and the country's foreign lending ________.

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If Ann's disposable income increases,her saving decreases.

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An increase in the real interest rate results in a

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  -In the above figure,the initial supply of loanable funds curve is SLF₀ and the initial demand for loanable funds curve is DLF₀.An increase in the expected profit would -In the above figure,the initial supply of loanable funds curve is SLF₀ and the initial demand for loanable funds curve is DLF₀.An increase in the expected profit would

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If disposable income increases,people will decide to ________ saving,the supply of loanable funds will ________ and the real interest rate will ________.

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  -In the above figure,the initial supply of loanable funds curve is SLF₀ and the demand for loanable funds investment curve is DLF₀.An increase in the real interest rate to 7 percent could be caused by -In the above figure,the initial supply of loanable funds curve is SLF₀ and the demand for loanable funds investment curve is DLF₀.An increase in the real interest rate to 7 percent could be caused by

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9 Extended Problems Real interest rate (percent per year) Supply of loanable funds (2005 dollars) Demand for loanable funds (2005 dollars) 5 2,000 5,000 7 3,000 4,000 9 4,000 3,000 11 5,000 2,000 -The economy of Dream Island,which is isolated from the rest of the world,has the supply of loanable funds schedule and the demand for loanable funds schedule shown in the table above.As it happens,all of the supply of loanable funds are from households' saving and the entre demand for loanable funds is from firms' investment demand. a) Draw the demand and supply curves. b) What is the equilibrium real interest rate? c) What is equilibrium investment? Equilibrium saving? d) Describe the situation in Dream Island's loanable funds market when the real interest rate is 10 percent.Is there a shortage of loanable funds? A surplus of loanable funds? e) Describe the situation in Dream Island's capital market when the real interest rate is 6 percent.Is there a shortage of loanable funds? A surplus of loanable funds?

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Which of the following is true regarding the effect expected future income has on saving? I. As expected future income increases,saving increases. II. Young people typically save very little. III. Middle aged people,earning higher incomes,are not very big savers.

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If the real interest rate is below the equilibrium real interest rate,

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Which of the following is FALSE about saving?

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Suppose the market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. If disposable income increases,the equilibrium real interest rate ________ and the quantity of loanable funds ________.

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Suppose the market for loanable funds is in equilibrium. If the expected profit falls,the equilibrium real interest rate ________ and the quantity of loanable funds ________.

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Which of the following shifts the demand for loanable funds curve leftward?

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If the nominal interest rate is 8 percent and inflation is 3 percent,approximately what is the real interest rate?

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An increase in disposable income shifts the supply of loanable funds curve

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