Suppose the government changed the tax laws, with the result that people were encouraged to consume more and save less. Using the loanable funds model, a consequence would be

a. lower interest rates and lower investment.
b. lower interest rates and greater investment.
c. higher interest rates and lower investment.
d. higher interest rates and higher investment.


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Barter is the direct exchange of goods and services for: a. any kind of money

b. other goods and services. c. either goods or money. d. commodity money. e. foreign currency.

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In a consumption schedule, the change in consumption is a constant $12 billion and the change in income is a constant $16 billion across each consumption and income level. It can be concluded that the:

a. Slope of the saving schedule is .33 b. Marginal propensity to save is .25 c. Slope of the consumption schedule is .67 d. Marginal propensity to consume is 1.33

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