What economic concept do political candidates ignore?

Abond purchased for $950 was sold for $980 after one year. the interest received during the year is $25. the bond's yield is:

What is the difference between the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate?

You are looking at a one-year loan of $16,500. the interest rate is quoted as 8.7 percent plus two points. a point on a loan is 1 percent (one percentage point) of the loan amount. quotes similar to this one are common with home mortgages. the interest rate quotation in this example requires the borrower to pay two points to the lender up front and repay the loan later with 8.7 percent interest. what rate would you actually be paying here?