A recent cut in the interest on loans announced by the SBIM Bank encouraged Anaya, a science student of Imperial School to take a loan from SBIM Bank to experiment and develop cars to be powered by fuel produced from garbage. She developed such a car and exhibited it at science fair organised by DOE. She was awarded Ist prize for his invention.

Which of the following is a factor related to economic environment?

All of these

Interest rates, inflation rates, changes in disposable income of people, stock market indices and the value of rupee are some of the economic factors that can affect management practices in a business enterprise. Short and long term interest rates significantly affect the demand for product and services. For example, in case of construction companies and automobile manufacturers, low longer-term rates are beneficial because they result in increased spending by consumers for buying homes and cars on borrowed money.