Suppose the fixed interest rate on a loan is 5.75% and the rate of inflation is expected to be 4.25%. the real interest rate is 1.5%. suppose now that instead of 4.25%, the inflation rate unexpectedly reaches 5.5%. who gains and who loses from this unanticipated inflation?

(mark all that apply.)
a. lenders gain from a lower real interest rate.
b. borrowers gain from a lower real interest rate.
c. borrowers lose from a lower real interest rate.
d. lenders lose from a lower real interest rate.

Mno corporation uses a job-order costing system with a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. the company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data: total estimated direct labor-hours 50,000 total estimated fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 285,000 estimated variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour $ 3.80 recently, job p123 was completed with the following characteristics: total actual direct labor-hours 20 direct materials $ 710 direct labor cost $ 500 the amount of overhead applied to job p123 is closest to:

Beachballs, inc., expects abnormally high earnings for the next three years due to the forecast of unusually hot summers. after the 3-year period, their growth will level off to its normal rate of 6%. dividends and earnings are expected to grow at 20% for years 1 and 2 and 15% in year 3. the last dividend paid was $1.00. if an investor requires a 10% return on beachballs, the price she is willing to pay for the stock is closest to:

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