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Which of the following resources is a "free and nonreproducible gift of nature"?
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land
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Other things equal, the interest rate on a loan will be smaller,
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if the loan interest is exempt from taxation.
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YearBeginning Period ValueTotal InterestEnd Period Value1$1,000$60$1,0602$1,060AB3CD$1,191
Refer to the table representing Darcy's bank account. Assuming that $1,000 was deposited into her account at the beginning of year 1 and no further deposits or withdrawals were made, what interest rate is being paid on Darcy's account?
Refer to the table representing Darcy's bank account. Assuming that $1,000 was deposited into her account at the beginning of year 1 and no further deposits or withdrawals were made, what interest rate is being paid on Darcy's account?
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6%
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If the interest rate is 15 percent, what is the future of value of $10,000 two years from now?
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$13,225
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The supply of loanable funds is an upward-sloping curve because the
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higher the interest rate, the less households consume and the more households save.
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Other things equal, interest rates are
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lower on less risky loans than on riskier loans.
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The value today of a specific sum of money to be received in the future is referred to as
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the present value of that sum of money.
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In year 1 the price level is constant and the nominal rate of interest is 6 percent. But in year 2 the inflation rate is 3 percent. If the real rate of interest is to remain at the same level in year 2 as it was in year 1, then in year 2 the nominal interest rate must
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rise by 3 percentage points.
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Suppose that interest payments are $140 per year on a $1,000 loan and $1,188 per year on an $8,485 loan. The interest rates on the two loans are
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14 percent on both loans.
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The supply curve for a productive resource wherein price provides an incentive function is
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upward sloping to the right.
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Economic ______________ refers to the price paid for the use of land and other natural resources whose supply is fixed.
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rent
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This ____________ value refers to today's value of some amount of money that is to be received sometime in the future.
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present
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This _______________ state law specifies the maximum legal interest rate at which loans can be made.
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usury
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This _____________ interest rate is expressed in terms of annual amounts currently charged for interest and not adjusted for inflation.
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nominal
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This ____________ costs refers to the monetary income a firm sacrifices when it uses a resource it owns rather than supplying the resource in the market.
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implicit