131.Inwhichcasewouldpeopledesiretoborrowthemost? a.thenominalinterestrateis8%andtheinflationrateis7% b.thenominalinterestrateis7%andtheinflationrateis5% c.thenominalinterestrateis6%andtheinflationrateis3% d.thenominalinterestrateis5%andtheinflationrateis1% 132.Supposeinsomecountrythatthefirst$5,000ofinterestincomeisexemptfromincometax.Ifthegovernmentthenremovedthisexemption a.theinterestrateandinvestmentwouldrise. b.theinterestratewouldriseandinvestmentwouldfall. c.theinterestratewouldfallandinvestmentwouldrise. d.theinterestrateandinvestmentwouldfall. 133.IfCongressinstitutedaninvestmenttaxcredit a.itwouldmakebuyingbondsmoredesirable,sothedemandforloanablefundswouldshift. b.itwouldmakebuyingcapitalgoodsmoredesirable,sothedemandforloanablefundswouldshift. c.itwouldmakebuyingbondsmoredesirable,sothesupplyofloanablefundswouldshift. d.itwouldmakebuyingcapitalgoodsmoredesirable,sothesupplyofloanablefundswouldshift. 134.Otherthingsthesame,anincreaseintaxeswithnochangeingovernmentpurchasesmakesnationalsaving a.rise.Thesupplyofloanablefundsshiftsright. b.rise.Thedemandforloanablefundsshiftsright. c.fall.Thesupplyofloanablefundsshiftsleft. d.fall.Thedemandforloanablefundsshiftsleft. 135.Otherthingsthesame,anincreaseinthebudgetdeficit a.shiftsthedemandforloanablefundsright,sotheinterestraterises. b.shiftsthedemandforloanablefundsleft,sotheinterestratefalls. c.shiftsthesupplyofloanablefundsright,sotheinterestratefalls. d.shiftsthesupplyofloanablefundsleft,sotheinterestraterises. 136.Agovernmentreducesitsbudgetdeficit,butatthesametimepeoplebecomeconcernedthattheoutlookforfuturegovernmentexpendituresandrevenuesincreasethechanceitwilldefault.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect? a.Thereducedbudgetdeficitwillraiseinterestratesingeneral.Theincreasedriskofdefaultwillraiseinterestratesongovernmentbonds. b.Thereducedbudgetdeficitwillraiseinterestratesingeneral.Theincreasedriskofdefaultwillreduceinterestratesongovernmentbonds. c.Thereducedbudgetdeficitwillreduceinterestratesingeneral.Theincreasedriskofdefaultwillraiseinterestratesongovernmentbonds. d.Thereducedbudgetdeficitwillreduceinterestratesingeneral.Theincreasedriskofdefaultwillreduceinterestratesongovernmentbonds. 137.TheU.S.governmentincreasesitsbudgetdeficit,butatthesametimeCongresseliminatesaninvestmenttaxcredit.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect? a.Theinterestratewillincrease;investmentmayincreaseordecrease. b.Theinterestratewilldecrease;investmentmayincreaseordecrease. c.Theinterestratemayincreaseordecrease;investmentwilldecrease. d.Theinterestratemayincreaseordecrease;investmentwillincrease. 138.Weinterpretthemeaningof“loanablefunds”asthe a.flowofresourcesavailablefromprivatesaving. b.flowofresourcesavailabletofundprivateinvestment. c.resourcesborrowedbyprivateinvestorsandbygovernment. d.resourceslentbyprivateinvestorsandbygovernment. 139.In2009and2010,thefederalgovernment’sbudgetdeficitwasabout a.5percentofGDP,andthiswasthehighestdebt-GDPratioinU.Shistory. b.10percentofGDP,andthiswasthehighestdebt-GDPratioinU.Shistory. c.5percentofGDP,andthiswasthehighestdebt-GDPratiosinceWorldWarII. d.10percentofGDP,andthiswasthehighestdebt-GDPratiosinceWorldWarII. 140.Ifthenominalinterestrateis2.5percentandtheinflationrateis2percent,whatistherealinterest rate? a..5percent b.1.25percent c.4.5percent d.Noneoftheaboveiscorrect.