If Congress were to pass a law exempting interest on saving from taxation, the:
A. supply of loanable funds would decrease and the equilibrium interest rate rise.
B. supply of loanable funds would increase and the equilibrium interest rate fall.
C. demand for loanable funds would increase and the equilibrium interest rate rise.
D. equilibrium interest rate would be unaffected.
Answer: B
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