Everything Else Held Constant,a Decrease in Marginal Tax Rates Would

question 49

Multiple Choice

Everything else held constant,a decrease in marginal tax rates would likely have the effect of ________ the demand for municipal bonds,and ________ the demand for U.S. government bonds.

• A)increasing;increasing
• B)increasing;decreasing
• C)decreasing;increasing
• D)decreasing;decreasing

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Definitions:

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; a beta higher than 1 indicates higher volatility than the market.

Morningstar's RAR

Refers to Morningstar's Risk-Adjusted Return, a calculation used to evaluate the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk.

Performance Measures

Criteria or metrics used to assess, compare, and track the efficiency, effectiveness, or success of an investment or business operation.

Sharpe Measure

The Sharpe Measure assesses the risk-adjusted return of an investment, comparing its excess return over the risk-free rate to its standard deviation of returns.