Answer:
7%
Explanation:
nominal interest rate = real interest rate + expected inflation rate
nominal interest rate = 5% + 2% = 7%
Usually the nominal interest rate has four major components:
- real interest rate: the net interest rate received by a lender or an investor
- inflation rate: the general rise in the prices of goods and services, as inflation increases, the purchasing power of a currency decreases
- liquidity risk premium: usually collateralized loans include a liquidity risk premium since not all assets can be easily converted to cash. 
- credit risk: possibility of the borrower defaulting the loan
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
C) III
- III. No, the policy was excluded from Joseph's estate.
Explanation:
It doesn't matter who pays the policy's premiums, what matters is who is the beneficiary of the policy. If the proceeds of the policy are paid to the insured's estate, then they are part of it, but if the proceeds are paid to another beneficiary, then they are not included in the estate. 
Since Joseph's wife was the owner and beneficiary of the policy, the proceeds will be paid directly to her. The advantage here is that proceeds from the life insurance policy  are not taxed as income, but if Joseph's state was larger than $5.43 million, then estate taxes might apply. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
B. market share
Explanation:
Market share is the percentage of consumers that a company has captured from its specific, desired market within an industry.