Question content area top Part 1 Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at 2.282.28 percent​ (APY), a 1.391.39 percent inflation​ rate, a 2525 percent marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant ​$50 comma 00050,000 ​balance, calculate the​ after-tax rate of​ return, the real rate of​ return, and the total monetary return. What are the implications of this result for cash management​ decisions?       Question content area bottom Part 1 Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at 2.282.28​% ​(APY), a 2525​% marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant $ 50 comma 000$50,000 ​balance, the​ after-tax rate of return is 1.711.71​%.   ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 2 Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at 2.282.28​% ​(APY), a 2525​% marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant $ 50 comma 000$50,000 ​balance, the​ after-tax monetary return is ​$855855. ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.) Part 3 Given an​ after-tax return of 1.711.71​% and an inflation rate of 1.391.39​%, the​ after-tax real rate of return is 0.320.32​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 4 Given an​ after-tax return of 1.711.71​% and an inflation rate of 1.391.39​%, the​ after-tax real monetary return is ​$160160. ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.) Part 5 What is the implication of this result for cash management​ decisions?  ​(Select the best answer​ below.)     A. The implication is that it is easy keep up with taxes and inflation with liquid assets.​ Therefore, not only should the amount needed for financial emergencies and​ short-term goals be placed in liquid cash assets but additional funds should also be invested here.   B. The implication is that it is difficult to do any more than keep up with taxes and inflation with liquid assets.​ Therefore, only the amount needed for financial emergencies and​ short-term goals should be placed in assets with such a low​ risk-return ratio. Additional funds should be invested elsewhere for a higher return.     C. No implication can be drawn from this information.   D. The implication is that it is difficult to do any more than keep up with taxes and inflation with money market account investments so these funds should be put in​ higher-yielding investments like stocks and​ long-term bonds.

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Part 1
Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at
2.282.28
percent​ (APY), a
1.391.39
percent inflation​ rate, a
2525
percent marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant
​$50 comma 00050,000
​balance, calculate the​ after-tax rate of​ return, the real rate of​ return, and the total monetary return. What are the implications of this result for cash management​ decisions?
 
 
 

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Part 1
Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at
2.282.28​%
​(APY), a
2525​%
marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant
$ 50 comma 000$50,000
​balance, the​ after-tax rate of return is
1.711.71​%.
  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Part 2
Assuming a​ 1-year, money market account investment at
2.282.28​%
​(APY), a
2525​%
marginal tax​ bracket, and a constant
$ 50 comma 000$50,000
​balance, the​ after-tax monetary return is
​$855855.
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
Part 3
Given an​ after-tax return of
1.711.71​%
and an inflation rate of
1.391.39​%,
the​ after-tax real rate of return is
0.320.32​%.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Part 4
Given an​ after-tax return of
1.711.71​%
and an inflation rate of
1.391.39​%,
the​ after-tax real monetary return is
​$160160.
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
Part 5
What is the implication of this result for cash management​ decisions?  ​(Select the best answer​ below.)
 
 
A.
The implication is that it is easy keep up with taxes and inflation with liquid assets.​ Therefore, not only should the amount needed for financial emergencies and​ short-term goals be placed in liquid cash assets but additional funds should also be invested here.
 
B.
The implication is that it is difficult to do any more than keep up with taxes and inflation with liquid assets.​ Therefore, only the amount needed for financial emergencies and​ short-term goals should be placed in assets with such a low​ risk-return ratio. Additional funds should be invested elsewhere for a higher return.  
 
C.
No implication can be drawn from this information.
 
D.
The implication is that it is difficult to do any more than keep up with taxes and inflation with money market account investments so these funds should be put in​ higher-yielding investments like stocks and​ long-term bonds.
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