- There are five members (Sara, Anna, Adam, Mohammed and Maryam)
in a family. Each of them has some amount of money that would like
to invest in different projects and each member can invest up to
3000 $. Family members are able to borrow or lend
money among themselves at an interest
rate.
The
rates of return on the family’s members investment project are
given in the below table:
Family Members
|
Amount
|
Rate of Return
|
Sara
|
2500 $
|
7%
|
Anna
|
1250 $
|
6%
|
Adam
|
1550 $
|
9%
|
Mohammed
|
1450 $
|
11%
|
Maryam
|
1750 $
|
5%
|
- Suppose that the rate of Interest (r) in the market is
8%, based on the investment projects opportunities
that each family member has (as mentioned in the above table),
among the family members who prefer to borrow more money and Invest
in his/her project and who would like to lend his/her money to
other members. Provide amount that each member prefers to borrow or
lend. Determine the quantity of loanable funds demanded and
supplied at r= 8%. Explain your answer clearly.
[2 Points]
Family Members
|
Lend
|
Borrow
|
How much
|
Sara
|
1,000$
|
|
1,500$
|
Anna
|
1,250$
|
|
|
Adam
|
|
1,450$
|
3,000$
|
Mohammed
|
|
1,550$
|
3,000$
|
Maryam
|
1,750$
|
|
|
Explain your answer here:
- At what interest rate would the loanable funds be in
equilibrium among all family members? Draw a graph and show your
answer also on the graph. (Clearly Explain your answer)