USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 67

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Assume that during the past year the consumer price index increased by 1.5 percent and the securities listed below returned the following nominal rates of return.

-Refer to Exhibit 1.5. If next year the real rates all rise by 10 percent while inflation climbs from 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent, what will be the nominal rate of return on each security?

• A) 1.24% and 1.52%
• B) 1.35% and 3.52%
• C) 3.89% and 6.11%
• D) 3.52% and 3.89%
• E) 1.17% and 6.11%

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Definitions:

Acquisiiton

In psychology, refers to the process of acquiring new information, behaviors, or abilities through direct experience or instruction.

Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in a learning process.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the withdrawal of reinforcement.