35 During the 2020 economic disruption the US 10-year Treasury bond yield dropped to extraordinarily low .6% to .7% annual range. This means that for the US government

a.The annual interest payments are lower per each $1 000 000 000 borrowed

b.A major factor for the low yield is monetary policy

c.It becomes cheaper and more affordable for the US government to service greater loads of debt

d.All of the above

36 Rising inflation may result in

a.Rising nominal interest rates

b.Declining nominal interest rates

c.Declining taxes

d.None of the above