In the figure above, the SLF curve is the supply of loanable funds curve and the PSLF curve is the private supply of loanable funds curve.
- If there is no ricardo-Barro effect and the government now runs a balanced budget, the
A)there is shortage of investment funds of $0.4 trillion.
B)interest rate will increase from 4 percent to 6 percent.
C)there is a surplus of investment funds and the interest rate falls to 4 percent.
D)equilibrium interest rate is 4 percent and investment is $1.8 trillion.
E)equilibrium interest rate is 6 percent and investment is $1.6 trillion.

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In the figure above, the SLF curve is the supply of loanable funds curve and the PSLF curve is the private supply of loanable funds curve.
- If there is no ricardo-Barro effect and the government now runs a balanced budget, the
A)there is shortage of investment funds of $0.4 trillion. 
B)interest rate will increase from 4 percent to 6 percent. 
C)there is a surplus of investment funds and the interest rate falls to 4 percent. 
D)equilibrium interest rate is 4 percent and investment is $1.8 trillion. 
E)equilibrium interest rate is 6 percent and investment is $1.6 trillion.

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In the figure above, the SLF curve is the supply of loanable funds curve and the PSLF curve is the private supply of loanable funds curve.
- If there is no ricardo-Barro effect and the government now runs a balanced budget, the
A)there is shortage of investment funds of $0.4 trillion. 
B)interest rate will increase from 4 percent to 6 percent. 
C)there is a surplus of investment funds and the interest rate falls to 4 percent. 
D)equilibrium interest rate is 4 percent and investment is $1.8 trillion. 
E)equilibrium interest rate is 6 percent and investment is $1.6 trillion.

In the Figure Above, the SLF Curve Is the Supply