Complete the following table by calculating the interest rate on the bond at different sale prices. (Hint: The effective interest rate on a bond is a ratio of the interest payment to the sale price of the bond times 100.) Price of Bond (Dollars) 1,200 Use the blue points (circle symbol) and the preceding table to plot the relationship between bond prices and interest rates on the following graph. Interest Rate (Percent) Note: Plot your points in the order in which you would like them connected. Line segments will connect the points automatically. 15.0 13.5 12.0 10.5 9.0 7.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 1,000 750 600 1.5 0 Interest Rate (Percent) 7.5 9 12 15 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 Price of Bond (Dollars) -O Relationship (?) The line showing the relationship between bond prices and interest rates has a other words, there is relationship between bond prices and interest rates. slope; in

2. In a two-period model, Jennifer expects to earn income of £15,000 in the second period but nothing in the current period; whereas Martin has income of £15,000 in the current period (everything adjusted for inflation). The real interest rate for both borrowing and lending is 30%. a) What is the present value of Jennifer’s future income? b) Show diagrammatically why Martin is better off than Jennifer. c) Show diagrammatically the impact of a fall in the interest rate for both Martin and Jennifer. Is it possible for a fall in interest rates to make Jennifer better off than Martin? d) Comment briefly on the implication of your answer to part (c) for the effectiveness of monetary policy carried out by changing the central bank interest rate.

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3. Effects of a government budget deficit Consider a hypothetical open economy. The following table presents data on the relationship between various real interest rates and national saving, domestic investment, and net capital outflow in this economy, where the currency is the U.S. dollar. Assume that the economy is currently experiencing a balanced government budget. Real Interest Rate (Percent) 7 National Saving (Billions of dollars) 55 Domestic Investment (Billions of dollars) Net Capital Outflow (Billions of dollars) 30 -15 6 50 40 -10 5 45 50 -5 4 40 60 0 3 35 70 5 2 30 80 10 Given the information in the preceding table, use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot the demand for loanable funds. Next, use the orange points (square symbol) to plot the supply of loanable funds. Finally, use the black point (cross symbol) to indicate the equilibrium in this market. Market for Loanable Funds 10 O Demand 8 O Supply *+ Equilibrium 20 40 80 60 QUANTITY OF LOANABLE FUNDS REAL INTEREST…

investment A promises to pay £500,000 profit at the end of the first year, £550,000 at the end of two years, £600,000 at the end of three years, and £625,000 at the end of four years. Investment B promises to pay £25,000 profit at the end of the first year, £100,000 at the end of two years, £600,000 at the end of the third year, and £1,000,000 at the end of four years. Assume that nine percent per year is an appropriate discount rate for each investment. Also, assume a zero-scrap value for each investment at the end of four years. Determine which investment promises to be the better of the two for the company