A Person Received 4% Nominal Interest

question 199

True/False

A person received 4% nominal interest. The inflation rate was -2% and the tax rate was 25%. This person received an after-tax real interest rate of 5%.

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Definitions:

Adverse Selection

A market process in which undesired results occur due to information asymmetry between buyers and sellers, where one party has more or better information than the other.

Sellers' Ratings

Evaluations or scores given to sellers based on their performance, product quality, and customer service, often found on e-commerce platforms.

Asymmetric Information

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or superior information than the other, leading to an imbalance in the transaction.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually do pay.