The interest rate is 20%, which type of hut should you buy? Intuitively, why were the answers for parts (a) and (b) different? Explain in wor
Monetary Policy and Interest Rate
Monetary policy refers to the policy which is enforced by the central bank of the country to control the money supply and economic development of the country. The main aim of monetary policy is to manage inflation, consumption, and growth of the economy. The central bank influences interest rates to manage the money supply. In monetary policy, the central bank may revise the interest rate to increase and decrease the flow of money.
Development of the US Monetary System
The monetary system of a country refers to the system in which a government provides money in the economy of the country. In the modern-day monetary system, usually it contains the National Treasury, the mint where the notes are being printed. The Central bank and the commercial banks regulate the money supply in the economy of a country.
![Q8. You are building guest huts at a holiday resort, and you need to choose whether to build
your huts out of straw, wood, or brick. Straw is the cheapest, but depreciates the most
quickly; brick is the most expensive, but depreciates least; wood is intermediate.
Assume that all types of hut are equally picturesque/functional. They differ only in terms of
durability. The cost (and depreciation rates) of the different hut types are:
Brick: £3,500 (10% depreciation)
Wood: £3,000 (15% depreciation)
Straw: £2,500 (20% depreciation)
a) The interest rate is 5%, which type of hut should you buy?
b) The interest rate is 20%, which type of hut should you buy?
c) Intuitively, why were the answers for parts (a) and (b) different? Explain in words.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F75f6df43-99e5-49ed-a68c-ec07e10ce1e5%2Fd83d8153-a574-442e-98b6-020ede670a77%2Folffiys_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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