Billy is considering the purchase of a rental house. The house costs $240,000 and it will generate annual revenues of $15,000 and annual expenses of $3,000
Nevertheless, Billy will need to borrow $240,000 at an interest rate of 7% per year in case he decides to make this investment. Should Billy purchase this house? A) No, he will lose money.
B) Yes, his profits will be zero.
C) No, his profits will be positive but close to zero.
D) Yes, he will profit from this investment.
A
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Under an exchange-rate targeting rule for monetary policy, a crawling peg
A) fixes the value of the domestic currency to a commodity such as gold. B) fixes the value of the domestic currency to that of a large, low-inflation country. C) allows the domestic currency to depreciate at a steady rate so that inflation in the pegging country can be higher than that of the anchor country. D) allows the domestic currency to depreciate at a steady rate so that inflation in the pegging country can be lower than that of the anchor country.
What happens to each of the following if investment becomes less desirable at each interest rate? A. the interest rate B. net capital outflow C. the exchange rate