If the annual real rate on a 10-year inflation-protected bond equals 1.9 percent and the annual nominal rate of return on a 10-year bond without inflation protection is 4.4 percent, what average rate of inflation over the ten years would make holders of inflation-protected bonds and holders of bonds without inflation protection equally well off?
A. 6.3 percent
B. 2.5 percent
C. 1.9 percent
D. 4.4 percent
Answer: B
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A) it may be possible for nominal GDP to increase. B) real GDP will certainly increase. C) nominal GDP will certainly decrease. D) it may be possible for real GDP to increase.
Because of the income effect, a higher wage rate
A) shifts the supply of labor curve leftward. B) shifts the supply of labor curve rightward. C) leads to a decrease in quantity of labor supplied. D) leads to an increase in quantity of labor supplied.
Refer to Figure 2-5. If the economy is currently producing at point X, what is the opportunity cost of moving to point W?
A) 5 million tons of paper B) 3 million tons of steel C) 9 million tons of paper D) 19 million tons of steel
If the supplies of capital and labour are fixed and technology is unchanging, then real output is:
A. fixed. B. determined by demand. C. uncertain. D. subject to wide fluctuations.