Given a Nominal Interest Rate of 6 Percent,in Which Case

question 217

Multiple Choice

Given a nominal interest rate of 6 percent,in which case would you earn the highest after-tax real rate of interest?

• A)Inflation is 4 percent; the tax rate is 25 percent.
• B)Inflation is 3 percent; the tax rate is 20 percent.
• C)Inflation is 2 percent; the tax rate is 15 percent.
• D)The after-tax real interest rate is the same for all of the above.

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