O Demand Supply Supply INTEREST RATE (Percent) Demand LOANABLE FUNDS (Billions of dollars) Scenario 1: Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) allow workers to shelter a portion of their income from taxation. Suppose the maximum annual contribution to accounts of this type is $6,000 per person. Now suppose there is a decrease in the maximum contribution, from $6,000 to $4,000 per year. Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to reflect this change.This change in the tax treatment of interest income from saving causes the equilibrium interest rate in the market for loanable funds to V and the level of investment spending to V . Scenario 2: An investment tax credit effectively lowers the tax bill of any firm that purchases new capital within some relevant time period. Suppose the government repeals a previously existing investment tax credit. Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to reect this change. The repeal of the previously existing tax credit causes the interest rate to V and the level of saving to V . Scenario 3: Initially, the government's budget is balanced; then the government responds to the conclusion of a war by significantly reducing defense spending without changing taxes. This change in spending causes the government to run a budget V , which V national saving. Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to reect this change. This causes the interest rate to V , V the level of investment spending