If You Are Anticipating Having to Pay $100,000 to a Lender

question 18

Multiple Choice

If you are anticipating having to pay $100,000 to a lender 10 years from now and the interest rate rises, the present value of this sum

• A)falls.
• B)rises.
• C)remains unchanged.
• D)first rises, then falls.

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