Question #12
Reading: Reading 39 Economics and Investment Markets
PDF File: Reading 39 Economics and Investment Markets.pdf
Page: 5
Status: Correct
Correct Answer: A
Part of Context Group: Q12-16
First in Group
Shared Context
Question
If Statement 2 made by Professor Adams is correct, the one year real risk-free rate of return will most likely be closest to:
Answer Choices:
A. 4.95%
B. 5.00%
C. 5.26%
Explanation
If the utility of delayed consumption is 5% less that consumption at present, setting the
utility of present consumption as 1 implies the utility of delayed consumption is 0.95.
= 0.95
The risk-free rate of return can then be calculated:
=5.26%