What Will Be the Value of DiscountRate After the Following

question 24

Multiple Choice

What will be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed?
double discountRate = 0.0;
Int purchase = 1250;
Char cust = 'N';
If (purchase > 1000)
If (cust == 'Y')
DiscountRate = 0.05;
Else
DiscountRate = 0.04;
Else if (purchase > 750)
If (cust == 'Y')
DiscountRate = 0.04;
Else
DiscountRate = 0.03;
Else
DiscountRate = 0.0;

• A) 0.0
• B) 0.04
• C) 0.05
• D) 0.03

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Definitions:

Favorable Supply Shock

A situation in which the supply of goods increases, leading to lower prices and benefiting consumers.

Unemployment Rate

The share of people in the labor force who have no job but are searching for one.

Business Confidence

An economic indicator that measures the degree of optimism or pessimism that business managers feel about the prospects of their companies and the economy as a whole.

Natural Rate

The unchanging rate of unemployment in the economy that occurs due to the frictional and structural factors when the labor market is in equilibrium.