Economics (Irwin Economics)
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259723223
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 9DQ
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The impact of usury laws on poor people.
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13. LAST WORD Assume that you borrow $5,000, and you pay
back the $5,000 plus $250 in interest at the end of the year.
Assuming no inflation, what is the real interest rate? What
would the interest rate be if the $250 of interest had been dis-
counted at the time the loan was made? What would the inter-
est rate be if you were required to repay the loan in 12 equal
monthly installments?
Please use the graph to answer the questions.
Given the market conditions, what will the prevailing
interest rate be?
O 6%
18%
O 2%
10%
Given the market conditions, how much money is
borrowed in the loanable funds market?
O $10 billion.
$50 billion
O$90 billion
O $70 billion
$30 billion.
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D Question 26
A corporation issues a bond with a par value of $4,800 in one year. Assume that the bond is sold
today for $4,500. What is the interest rate received by the lender?
O 3.33%
O 11.11%
O 6.67%
6.25%
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Question 27
The U6 unemployment rate includes which individuals that are not included in the U3
unemployment rate?
O government employees
O people who volunteer
O self-employed individuals
O people who are working part-time but want full-time work
O members of the population that are under the age of 16
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