If You Have $1,000 in Wealth and the Price Level

question 378

Multiple Choice

If you have $1,000 in wealth and the price level increases 20 percent,then

• A) the $1,000 will buy fewer goods and services.
• B) the $1,000 dollars will buy 20 percent more goods and services.
• C) the real value of the $1,000 increases.
• D) you will be able to buy fewer goods, but the real value of those goods will increase.

Apply the concept of after-tax lease payments in analyzing financial decisions.

Understand how different tax rates affect leasing versus buying decisions.

Analyze the impact of salvage value on the net advantage to leasing.

Calculate and interpret break-even lease payments.

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