Suppose That in Some Tax Year You Earned a Nominal

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in some tax year you earned a nominal interest rate of 6 percent.During the time you held these funds inflation was 1 percent.You compute that you made a real after-tax interest rate of 3 percent.What was your tax rate?

• A)40 percent.
• B)33.3 percent.
• C)25 percent.
• D)50 percent.

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A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners, providing limited liability to its shareholders.