Suppose You Borrow $1,000 at an Interest Rate of 12

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suppose you borrow $1,000 at an interest rate of 12 percent.If the expected real interest rate is 5 percent,then the rate of inflation over the upcoming year that would be most beneficial to you would be a rate of inflation

• A)equal to 0 percent.
• B)greater than 7 percent.
• C)equal to 7 percent.
• D)less than 7 percent.

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Definitions:

Leverage Ratios

Financial ratios that measure the extent to which a firm uses debt as a source of financing and its ability to service that debt.

Financing

The process of providing or obtaining the funds necessary for an investment, project, or business venture.

Debt

An amount of money borrowed by one party from another under the condition that it is to be repaid, usually with interest.

Net Profit Margin

A profitability ratio that measures the percentage of each sales dollar that remains as profit after all expenses, including taxes, have been paid.