The Current Nominal Interest Rate Is 9 Percent

question 172

Multiple Choice

The current nominal interest rate is 9 percent. If the expected inflation rate changes from 2 to 3 percent (ceteris paribus) , it follows that the demand for loanable funds will

• A)rise by more than the supply of loanable funds will rise.
• B)will rise by less than the supply of loanable funds will fall.
• C)will fall by more than the supply of loanable funds will rise.
• D)rise by the same amount that the supply of loanable funds will rise.
• E)none of the above

Understand the fundamental concepts of portfolio management, including the roles of beta, standard deviation, and nonsystematic variance.

Grasp the significance of forecast quality in improving portfolio management and the implications of low R-squared values.

Comprehend the components and applications of the Treynor-Black model.

Assess the portfolio manager's forecasting ability using the Sharpe measure and tracking error.

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