Given a Nominal Interest Rate of 8 Percent, in Which

question 215

Multiple Choice

Given a nominal interest rate of 8 percent, in which of the following cases would you earn the highest after-tax real interest rate?

• A)Inflation is 5 percent; the tax rate is 20 percent.
• B)Inflation is 4 percent; the tax rate is 30 percent.
• C)Inflation is 3 percent; the tax rate is 40 percent.
• D)The after-tax real interest rate is the same for all of the above.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Interval Reinforcement

A schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are provided after a specified time period has elapsed, regardless of the behavior exhibited.

Variable-Interval Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, which increases the consistency of the response.

Variable-Ratio Reinforcement

A reinforcement strategy in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Fixed-Ratio Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, often resulting in a high and steady rate of response.