... the quantity of funds and the rise and fall of interest rates, in turn, affect the condition of the economy the Gross National Product, the employment of resources, the level of income and the ... employment and income. SUMMARY The level of interest rates affects and is affected by the overall condition of the economy. The supply of funds from savers represents the amount available to finance ... after-tax, interest actually earned on the loan is $75, not $100. In other words, the lender keeps only 75% of the interest. With taxes, then, the lender's net yield is reduced to 7.5%.Unlike the...