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Answers for Chapter 26<br />

Fill-in-the-blanks:<br />

1. Interest<br />

2. real<br />

3. Economic rent<br />

4. Arbitrage<br />

Multiple Choice: 1. d. 8. b. 15. d.<br />

2. b. 9. c. 16. d.<br />

3. a. 10. b. 17. d.<br />

4. c. 11. a. 18. c.<br />

5. d. 12. b. 19. d.<br />

6. a. 13. d. 20. c.<br />

7. b. 14. d. 21. a.<br />

Problems:<br />

1. The private demand for loanable funds comes from:<br />

(1) Consumers, who have a positive rate of time preference. A positive rate of time<br />

preference means consumers prefer earlier consumption to later consumption. This<br />

positive rate of time preference causes people to be willing to borrow (and pay interest) in<br />

order to consume now rather than later.<br />

(2) Business firms, which wish to invest in physical capital. Investing in physical capital can<br />

increase a business firm’s productivity. Investing in physical capital may require the use<br />

of loanable funds.<br />

2. PV = F ÷ (1 + i) n = $75,000 ÷ (1 + .06) 5 = $75,000 ÷ (1.06) 5 = $75,000 ÷ 1.3382<br />

= $56,044.36<br />

3. Economic rent performs two functions:<br />

(1) Economic rent allocates resources to their most valuable uses<br />

(2) Economic rent provides incentive for resources owners to develop the productivity of their<br />

resources<br />

4. The four sources of economic profit are:<br />

(1) Arbitrage<br />

(2) Uncertainty<br />

(3) Innovation<br />

(4) Monopoly profits<br />

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Interest, Present Value, Rent, and Profit 26 - 14

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