Given a nominal interest rate of 5 percent, in which of the following cases would you earn the highest after-tax real rate of interest? a. inflation is 3 percent; the tax rate is 15 percent. b. inflation is 2 percent; the tax rate is 40 percent. c. inflation is 1 percent; the tax rate is 50 percent. d. the after-tax real interest rate is the same for all of the above.

Suppose someone wants to sell a piece of land for cash. the selling of a piece of land represents turning

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value