A Lower Interest Rate Will Increase the Present Value of Future

question 428

Multiple Choice

A lower interest rate will increase the present value of future income and thereby

• A) decrease the market value of stocks.
• B) increase the market value of stocks.
• C) have no effect on the market value of stocks.
• D) decrease the discounted market value of stocks.

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