In one of her weekly live videos, the federal reserve chairman remarked that inflation had begun to tick upward. however, unemployment in the u. s was still quite high and economic growth had slowed. with short-term interest rates close to 0 (zero), the chair did not visualize that policy would be able to do anything for the high unemployment problem. she felt that policy would be more useful for bolstering employment, but that would require local and state governments and the federal government to provide tax breaks for corporations. fiscal , federalfederal, statefiscal, monetarymonetary, fiscal

Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if you hold it for 20 years. assume you purchase a bond that costs $25. a. what is the exact rate of return you would earn if you held the bond for 20 years until it doubled in value? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. if you purchased the bond for $25 in 2017 at the then current interest rate of .27 percent year, how much would the bond be worth in 2027? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) c. in 2027, instead of cashing in the bond for its then current value, you decide to hold the bond until it doubles in face value in 2037. what annual rate of return will you earn over the last 10 years? (do not