You put money into an account that earns a 8 percent nominal interest rate. The inflation rate is 3 percent, and your marginal tax rate is 25 percent. What is your after-tax real rate of interest? a.3 percent b.3.75 percent c.5 percent d.6 percent
You put money into an account that earns a 8 percent nominal interest rate. The inflation rate is 3 percent, and your marginal tax rate is 25 percent. What is your after-tax real rate of interest?
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3 percent |
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3.75 percent |
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c. |
5 percent |
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d. |
6 percent |
The after- tax-real rate of interest is the actual financial benefit from an investment after considering all the effects of taxes and inflation.
If the nominal rate of interest is 8%, inflation rate is 3%, marginal tax rate i...
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After tax real rate of interest Nominal rate of interestx (1-Tax rate)- Inflation rate 8x(1-25)-3 =8x(.75)-3 = 3
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