Question

In U.S. price support programs, the "loan rate" is:______.

a. determined by Federal Reserve policy.
b. the interest rate a farmer must pay if he borrows from the government with his crop as collateral.
c. the difference between the market price and the target price.
d. the proportion of the farmer's crop he can loan to the government.
e. the effective price (i.e. price floor) for the commodity to ensure loan repayment.

Answer 1

Answer: E. the effective price (i.e. price floor) for the commodity to ensure loan repayment

Step-by-step explanation:

The Price Support Programm is a policy by the government that is used in order to help farmers when there's a reduction in prices of agricultural products by giving out insurance to the farmers.

In U.S. price support programs, the "loan rate" is simply the effective price (i.e. price floor) for the commodity to ensure loan repayment.