What Has Been the Average Annual Nominal Rate of Interest

question 39

Multiple Choice

What has been the average annual nominal rate of interest on Treasury bills over the past
107 years (1900 - 2006) ?

• A) Less than 1%
• B) Between 1% and 2%
• C) Between 2% and 3%
• D) Greater than 3%

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Definitions:

Posting Process

The procedure of transferring entries from a company's journal into the appropriate accounts in its ledger, which helps in summarizing financial activities.

Trial Balance

A financial record-keeping sheet that consolidates the balances of various ledgers into uniform debit and credit column totals.

Journalizing

The process of recording transactions in a journal or ledger in the field of accounting.

Posting Process

In accounting, this is the step where transactions are transferred from the journal to the respective accounts in the ledger, updating the account balances.