44) Suppose the equilibrium real overnight interest rate is 5 percent, the target rate of inflation is 3 percent, the current inflation rate is 5 percent, and real GDP is 4 percent above potential real GDP. If the weights for the inflation gap and the output gap are both 1/2, then according to the Taylor rule the overnight interest target rate equals A) 1 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 9 percent. D) 13 percent. E) 17 percent.
44) Suppose the equilibrium real overnight interest rate is 5 percent, the target rate of inflation is 3 percent, the current inflation rate is 5 percent, and real GDP is 4 percent above potential real GDP. If the weights for the inflation gap and the output gap are both 1/2, then according to the Taylor rule the overnight interest target rate equals A) 1 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 9 percent. D) 13 percent. E) 17 percent.
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![44) Suppose the equilibrium real overnight interest rate is 5 percent, the target rate of inflation is 3 percent, the
current inflation rate is 5 percent, and real GDP is 4 percent above potential real GDP. If the weights for
the inflation gap and the output gap are both 1/2, then according to the Taylor rule the overnight interest
target rate equals
A) 1 percent.
B) 5 percent.
C) 9 percent.
D) 13 percent.
E) 17 percent.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa07b8cfe-d613-4038-b5a0-e0fb06dc594a%2F5522bdae-5457-4d67-8c1a-f5b89988fb75%2F2qt7n7i_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:44) Suppose the equilibrium real overnight interest rate is 5 percent, the target rate of inflation is 3 percent, the
current inflation rate is 5 percent, and real GDP is 4 percent above potential real GDP. If the weights for
the inflation gap and the output gap are both 1/2, then according to the Taylor rule the overnight interest
target rate equals
A) 1 percent.
B) 5 percent.
C) 9 percent.
D) 13 percent.
E) 17 percent.
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