50) You put money into an account and earn an after-tax real interest rate of 2.5 percent. If the nominal interest rate on the account is 8 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent, then what is the tax rate? A) 28.00 percent. B) 36.25 percent. C) 43.75 percent. D) 67.50 percent.

Suppose, you are planning to put away $20,000 of your savings for one year. You have the following options: 1.) Buy an indexed savings bond that earns 6.50% interest rate for the next year or, 2.) Buy a non-indexed savings bond that earns 11.00% interest rate for the next year. The inflation rate for the next year is expected to be 4.50%. Which option will you choose for the next year? OA. The non-indexed bond should be chosen as it pays a higher rate of interest. OB. The rate of inflation should not play a role in making this decision. OC. It does not matter whether the indexed or the non-indexed bonds are chosen, since they pay the same real rate of interest. D. The indexed bond option should be chosen as it protects from inflation.

You are a saver, and you deposit your savings in your savings account at your local bank. The bank promises a nominal interest rate on your savings of 2.10%. You expect an inflation rate of 1.25% over the next year. Based on this information, what is the real interest rate that you want to receive? 1.25% 0.85% 2.10% 3.35% -0.85%

Real interest rate is equal to Nominal Interest rate when inflation is 2% True/False

1) Whether you gain or lose during a period of inflation depends on: a) how the price increases affect government purchases of goods. b) whether the economy is expanding or contracting. c) whether you save or not. d) whether your income rises faster or slower than prices of the things you buy. 2) A real wage that does not keep pace with inflation implies: a) a decrease in purchasing power. b) a decrease in nominal wages. c) a decrease in nominal wages after inflation. d) an increase in the inflation adjusted real wage.

17) The inflation rate for the current year is measured by which equation? (...using the CPI = consumer price index) 18) A country's consumer price index (CPI) was 150 last year, and this year it is 170. What is its inflation rate for this year? 19) Suppose that the consumer price index (CPI) was 140 in 2017 and 147 in 2018. What was the country's inflation rate during this time? 20) Refer to the following graph to answer the next question. European Union (EU) and US inflation - Selected Years Data based on OECD estimates Rate of Inflation 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% US 2% 0% 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 929394959697 Years (1970-1997) Is there a relationship between US inflation and EU inflation? 14% 12% 10% 8% 2% 0%

If the inflation rate was 1% in 2014, 3% in 2015, and 2% in 2016, this economy experienced from 2014 to 2015, and from 2015 to 2016. a) inflation; inflation b) disinflation; deflation c) inflation; deflation d) inflation; disinflation

4) Inflation will reduce workers' real wage and so decrease the number of available workers. This outcome is desirable when demand for workers declines and the worker are reluctant to have a cut in their nominal wage. demand for workers increases and the workers are reluctant to have a cut in their nominal wage. demand for workers declines and the workers are willing to have a cut in their nominal wage. demand for workers increases and the workers are willing to have a cut in their nominal wage.

8. Assume that S, = 1.60 USD/GBP. How will this spot rate adjust according to PPP if the United Kingdom experiences an inflation rate of 5% while the U.S. experiences an inflation rate of 3%?

Hyperinflation has struck your country! Over the past year the price of a loaf of bread has increased from $2 to $52,858. What is the annual rate of inflation suggested by this increase? Put your answer in percentage form (e.g. 30.57 not 0.3057) and then round to two decimal places.