Consider the Budget Constraint Between "Spending Today" on the Horizontal

question 279

Multiple Choice

Consider the budget constraint between "spending today" on the horizontal axis and "spending a year from today" on the vertical axis. Suppose that you have $100 today and expect to receive $100 one year from today. Your money market account pays an annual interest rate of 25%, and you may borrow money at that interest rate. Suppose now that the interest rate increases to 40%. What happens to the slope of your budget constraint relative to when the interest rate was 25%? The slope

• A)becomes steeper.
• B)becomes flatter.
• C)doesn't change because the budget constraint shifts in parallel to the original budget constraint.
• D)doesn't change because the budget constraint shifts out parallel to the original budget constraint.

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Definitions:

Gross Margin

The difference between sales revenue and the cost of goods sold, indicating the financial health of a company's core activities.

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of completed products that are ready to be sold but have not yet been purchased by customers.

Cost Of Goods Manufactured

The total cost of manufacturing the goods that were completed during a specific accounting period.

Gross Margin

Gross margin refers to the difference between revenue and cost of goods sold, divided by revenue, usually expressed as a percentage, indicating the proportion of each sales dollar remaining after covering the cost of goods sold.