With No Inflation, a Bank Would Be Willing to Lend

question 49

Multiple Choice

With no inflation, a bank would be willing to lend a business firm $5 million at an annual interest rate of 6%. But if the rate of inflation was anticipated to be 4%, the bank would most likely charge the firm an annual interest rate of:

• A) 2 percent
• B) 4 percent
• C) 6 percent
• D) 10 percent

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Definitions:

Investment

The allocation of resources (such as capital or time) with the expectation of receiving future returns.

Fair Value

The price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Unrealized Profits

Profits that have occurred on paper due to an asset's increased value but have not yet been cashed in by selling the asset.

Realized Profits

Refers to the gains earned and received from the sale of assets or investments, distinguished from those merely existing on paper.