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Problem
The Federal Reserve manages the country's money supply and uses monetary policy to impact the economy by adjusting interest rates. When the Fed increases the money supply, interest rates go down, and when they decrease the money supply, interest rates go up.
Consider the following scenario: You have to buy a car and need a loan. Respond to the following questions:
A. If the interest rate for the car loan goes up by 4%, explain how this would make it harder or easier for you to decide to buy a car.
B. What happens if the interest rate for the car loan decreases by 4%-how would that impact your decision to buy a car?
Now that you have reflected on the impact of interest rates on your individual financial decisions, let's reverse the lens.
A. How do financial decisions and the choices made by individuals collectively impact the broader economy?
B. How might a lot of people making similar choices impact things like jobs, price inflation, or the overall health of the economy?