On January 1, 2009, Your Brother's Business Obtained a 30-Year

question 31

Multiple Choice

On January 1, 2009, your brother's business obtained a 30-year amortized mortgage loan for $250,000 at a nominal annual rate of 7.0%, with 360 end-of-month payments. The firm can deduct the interest paid for tax purposes. What will the interest tax deduction be for 2009?

• A) $17,419.55
• B) $17,593.75
• C) $17,769.68
• D) $17,947.38
• E) $18,126.85

Understand the implications of expansionary and recessionary gaps in the short-run.

Explain the role of resource prices and costs of production in determining the slope of the short-run aggregate supply curve.

Analyze equilibrium conditions in the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model.

Understand the concept of market risk, including how beta measures the sensitivity of a stock's returns to market movements.

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