is the source of the demand for loanable funds. As the interest rate rises, the quantity of loanable funds demanded    .   Suppose the interest rate is 4.5%. Based on the previous graph, the quantity of loanable funds supplied is    than the quantity of loans demanded, resulting in a    of loanable funds. This would encourage lenders to    the interest rates they charge, thereby    the quantity of loanable funds supplied and    the quantity of loanable funds demanded, moving the market toward the equilibrium interest rate of

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The following graph shows the market for loanable funds in a closed economy. The upward-sloping orange line represents the supply of loanable funds, and the downward-sloping blue line represents the demand for loanable funds.
 
01002003004005006007008009001000109876543210INTEREST RATE (Percent)LOANABLE FUNDS (Billions of dollars)Demand   Supply   
 
    is the source of the demand for loanable funds. As the interest rate rises, the quantity of loanable funds demanded    .
 
Suppose the interest rate is 4.5%. Based on the previous graph, the quantity of loanable funds supplied is    than the quantity of loans demanded, resulting in a    of loanable funds. This would encourage lenders to    the interest rates they charge, thereby    the quantity of loanable funds supplied and    the quantity of loanable funds demanded, moving the market toward the equilibrium interest rate of 
 
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