Suppose that you borrow $10,000 for one year, and at the end of the year, you must repay $10,450. The interest rate is
A) 14.5 percent.
B) 8.0 percent.
C) 4.5 percent.
D) 2.7 percent.
C
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A real interest rate that causes the quantity of saving supplied to be equal to the quantity of saving (or investment) demanded is an example of the:
A. principle of comparative advantage. B. equilibrium principle. C. principle of increasing opportunity cost. D. scarcity principle.
The practice of buying a firm's good in one market at a low price and selling it in another market for a higher price in order to profit from the price difference is known as
a. Predatory pricing b. Price collusion c. Arbitrage d. Mark-up pricing
Voluntary programs for reducing pollution
a. have been more successful in the United States in encouraging recycling than any other type of program. b. are most appropriate when surveillance and enforcement are impractical. c. work most reliably when voluntary reduction of pollution over a long period is encouraged. d. are enforced by legal authority.
In ____, each competing firm is determined to sell at a price that is lower than the prices of its rivals, often regardless of whether that price covers the pertinent cost.
A. market skimming B. a monopoly C. a price war D. perfect competition