In January 2013, you can put your savings in a Bank of America account and be paid 2 percent per year. During 2013, suppose the inflation rate is 3.4 percent. In 2013 you earned a real interest rate of
A) 0.59 percent.
B) 6.8 percent.
C) 1.4 percent.
D) -1.4 percent.
D
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A pure monopoly most likely results in productive inefficiency because at the profit-maximizing level of output ________.
A. MC is not at its minimum level B. P is greater than AVC C. ATC is not at its minimum level D. MR is not zero
According to this Application, tariffs in the United States are very high on textiles, apparel items, and footwear, and within these categories tariffs are highest on the cheapest products
These tariffs disproportionately impact lower-income households because A) only lower-income consumers buy cheap, imported products. B) these cheaper products tend to be purchased by lower-income consumers. C) higher-income consumers can deduct the tariff from their income taxes. D) higher-income consumers tend to refuse to purchase products with tariffs.
One likely result of a price ceiling is that:
a. a surplus of product would result. b. the price charged in the market would be above the equilibrium price. c. the price charged in the market would be the equilibrium price. d. the available product must be rationed. e. the market supply curve will shift to the right.
Land of Many Lakes (LML) sells butter to a broker in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Because the market for butter is generally considered to be competitive, LML
a. can choose the price at which it sells its butter but not the quantity of butter that it produces. b. can choose quantity of butter that it produces but not the price at which it sells its butter. c. can choose both the price at which it sells its butter and the quantity of butter that it produces. d. cannot choose either the price at which it sells it butter or the quantity of butter that it produces.