It is predicted that next year the unemployment rate will be below average, which at the moment is 4 percent.
The unemployment rate __________. (forecast)
The unemployment rate __________. (forecast)
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- In which of the following situations would you prefer to be making a loan? A: The interest rate is 9 percent and the expected inflation rate is 7 percent. B: The interest rate is 4 percent and the expected inflation rate is 1 percent. C: The interest rate is 13 percent and the expected inflation rate is 15 percent. D: The interest rate is 25 percent and the expected inflation rate is 50 percent.
- The replacement ratio is A: the reservation wage divided by the wage rate offered on a new job B: the reduction in real GDP caused by a 1 percent reduction in unemployment benefits C: after-tax income while unemployed divided by after-tax income while employed D: the wage rate offered on a new job divided by unemployment benefits E: the increase in the unemployment rate caused by a 1 percent increase in the inflation rate
- 城镇新增就业1186万人，年末全国城镇调查失业率降到5.2％。 A: A total of 11.86 million urban jobs were added, and the year-end surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent. B: A total of 118.6 million urban jobs were added, and the year-end surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent. C: A total of 11.86 million urban jobs were added, and the year-end surveyed urban unemployment rate dropped 5.2 percent.
- If you expect the inflation rate to be 15 percent next year and a one - year bond has a yield to maturity of 7 percent, then the real interest rate on this bond is _________
- Assume the following data: Risk-free rate = 4.0 percent; average risk premium = 7.7 percent. Calculate the required rate of return for the risky asset. A: 5.6 percent B: 7.6 percent C: 11.7 percent D: 30.8 percent