Suppose That in Some Tax Year You Earned a Nominal

question 169

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in some tax year you earned a nominal interest rate of 4 percent. During the time you held these funds inflation was 1 percent. You compute that you made a real after-tax interest rate of 2 percent. What was your tax rate?

• A)50 percent
• B)33.3 percent
• C)25 percent
• D)None of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Relative Purchasing Power Parity

An economic theory that states the rate of exchange between two currencies will adjust to reflect changes in the price levels of the two countries.

Absolute Exchange Rate

An exchange rate that directly compares the purchasing power of two different currencies.

Inflation Rates

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, concurrently eroding purchasing power, usually expressed as a percentage.

Premium

An amount paid in excess of the regular price, often associated with insurance costs or the additional cost to buy an asset.