Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393603767
Author: Charles I. Jones
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 17, Problem 1E
(a)
To determine
The use cost of capital without any changes.
(b)
To determine
The user cost of capital when the corporate tax rate raises to 35 percent.
(c)
To determine
The user cost of capital when the interest rate increases from 2 to 4 percent.
(d)
To determine
The user cost of capital when the corporate income tax is 35 percent and the interest rate is 4 percent.
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