150 140 130 120 110 100 90 Supply 80 70 60 50 40 Demand 30 20 10 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Quantity of Loanable Funds
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Step 1: To determine the lender's surplus in the market for loanable funds, we need to find the difference between the price at which lenders are willing to supply funds and the price at which borrowers are willing to demand funds. Show more…
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If the quantity of loanable funds supplied is greater than the quantity demanded, then there is a a. surplus of loanable funds and the interest rate will rise. b. surplus of loanable funds and the interest rate will fall. c. shortage of loanable funds and the interest rate will fall. d. shortage of loanable funds and the interest rate will rise
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3. Supply and demand for loanable funds The following graph shows the market for loanable funds in a closed economy. The upward-sloping orange line represents the supply of loanable funds, and the downward-sloping blue line represents the demand for loanable funds. Supply Demand INTEREST RATE (Percent) LOANABLE FUNDS (Billions of dollars) is the source of the supply of loanable funds. As the interest rate falls, the quantity of loanable funds supplied Suppose the interest rate is 4.5%. Based on the previous graph, the quantity of loanable funds supplied is than the quantity of loans demanded, resulting in a of loanable funds. This would encourage lenders to the interest rates they charge, thereby the quantity of loanable funds supplied and the quantity of loanable funds demanded, moving the market toward the equilibrium interest rate of %.
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