When the Price Level Falls

question 40

Multiple Choice

When the price level falls

• A)The interest rate falls because people will want to hold more money and so sell bonds.
• B)Firms will want to spend more on new business buildings and business equipment and households will want to spend more building new homes.
• C)Both A and B are correct.
• D)None of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Convertible Bonds

Bonds that can be converted into a predetermined number of the issuing company's shares, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Diluted Earnings

Earnings per share (EPS) calculated using the maximum potential number of shares that could be outstanding if all sources of conversion, such as convertible bonds or employee stock options, are exercised.

Marginal Income Tax Rate

The percentage of tax applied to your income for each tax bracket in which you qualify, essentially the rate at which the last dollar of your income is taxed.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, giving more weight to some numbers than others.