❖ Businesses demand loanable funds to invest in long-term (fixed) and short-term assets. The quantity of funds demanded by businesses depends on the number of business project to be implemented. Businesses evaluate a project by comparing the present value of its cash flows to its initial investment, as follows:
• In addition, the market values of securities (such as bonds) held by depository institutions or nondepository institutions are affected as well. Thus, managers of financial institutions attempt to anticipate interest rate movements so that they can capitalize on favorable movements or reduce their institution’s exposure to unfaverable movements.
❖For example, if tax rates on household income are expected to significantly decrease in the future, households might believe that they can more easily afford future loan repayment and thus be willing to borrow more funds. For any interest rate, the quantity of loanable funds demanded by households would be greater as a result of tax law adjustment. This represents an outward shift in the demand schedule.