Question

Suppose that because of a sudden increase in life expectancy, a lot of people decide to save more for what they expect to be a longer retirement. This will:____.1. shift the demand for loanable funds to the right causing the interest rate to rise. b. shift the demand for loanable funds to the left causing the interest rate to fall. c. shift the supply of loanable funds to the left causing the interest rate to rise. d. shift the supply of loanable funds to the right causing the interest rate to fall.

Answer 1

Answer: d. shift the supply of loanable funds to the right causing the interest rate to fall.

Explanation:

Loanable funds come from the deposits(savings) that people make in financial institutions like banks. If more people were to make deposits, the amount of savings in the system would therefore increase.

To illustrate this increase the supply for loanable funds curve will shift to the right which will cause the interest rates to fall as there is now more supply relative to demand.