Assume a farmer has the ability to produce corn and/or beans. Whenever the farmer spends 1 hour less producing corn and 1 hour more producing beans, he reduces his output of corn by 2 bushels and raises his output of beans by 3 bushels. In view of these assumptions, the farmer's production possibilities frontier is bowed out

Other things remaining the same, as the real interest rate increases,

A) firms will borrow more funds. B) firms' demand for funds will not change. C) the demand for loanable funds curve shifts leftward. D) firms will purchase new capital with its own funds instead of taking a loan. E) firms will borrow less funds.

When calculating the price elasticity of demand, it is assumed that all of the other determinants of demand are to be held constant

Indicate whether the statement is true or false