Your Current Bank Is Paying 6

question 39

Multiple Choice

Your current bank is paying 6.25% simple interest rate. You can move your savings account to Harris Bank that pays 6.25% compounded annually or to First Chicago bank paying 6% compounded semi-annually. To maximize your return you would choose:

• A) your current bank
• B) Harris Bank
• C) First Chicago bank
• D) you are indifferent, because the effective interest rate for all three banks is the same

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Definitions:

Marginal Resource Cost

The additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a resource, such as labor or materials.

Long-run Real Wages

The inflation-adjusted income received by workers, taking into account the purchasing power of their earnings over a long period.

Demand for Labor

The total amount of workforce or labor hours that employers in the economy are willing and able to hire at a given wage rate.

Supply of Labor

The total hours that workers wish to work at a given wage rate, reflecting how many people are available to work.