the answer to this question is 4.70%
Answer:
b. 8.225%
Explanation:
The rate formula will be used to solve this question.
Please note that the NPER represents the time value.
Where;
Present value is $754.08
Let's assume that the face value is $1,000
PMT= 1,000 x 7.25% ÷2
=$36.25
NPER= 9 years x 2
= 18 years
The formulae is therefore
Rate(NPER,PMT,-,PV,FV)
The value of the present value is negative.
a. The pretax would therefore be 11.75%
b. After tax cost of debt would be ;
Pretax cost of debt x (1 - tax rate)
11.75% x (1 - 30%)
11.75% x (1 - 0.03)
=8.225%.
Answer:
$120 billion
Explanation:
Economy operating at $300 billion above its natural level of output.
Marginal propensity to consume, MPC = 3/5 = 0.6
For closing this expansionary gap, the government have to decrease its spending by the amount calculated as follows:
Spending multiplier:
= 1/ (1 - MPC)
= 1/ (1 - 0.6)
= 1/ 0.4
= 2.5
Hence, the government spending reduces by
= Expansionary gap ÷ Spending multiplier
= $300 ÷ 2.5
= $120 billion
