according to the theory of liquidity preference, group of answer choices if the interest rate is below the equilibrium level, then the quantity of money people want to hold is less than the quantity of money the fed has created. all of the above are correct. the demand for money is represented by a downward-sloping line on a supply-and-demand graph. if the interest rate is above the equilibrium level, then the quantity of money people want to hold is greater than the quantity of money the fed has created.