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Basic Question 2 of 4

The time value of money underlies ______.

I. rates of return, interest rates, and required rates of return
II. discount rates and opportunity costs
III. inflation and risk

User Contributed Comments 9

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quanttrader What does "underlies" mean?
Oarona To form the basis of something. In this case I,II and III are all based on the time value of money. Hence the time value of money underlies them.
johntan1979 underly = affect
carsonson I think underlie = affected by
Stacerz02 Will there be ?s on cfa where you select all of the above such as this one? Thanks.
Safiya921 On the CFA exam you'll have 3 choices, one of which might ask for all of the 2 other answers.
marianne19 see answer ofoarona
armynso underlie = situated under/by
EEEEvia will CFA exam indicate the question whether single or multiple answers?
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Learning Outcome Statements

interpret interest rates as required rates of return, discount rates, or opportunity costs;

explain an interest rate as the sum of a real risk-free rate and premiums that compensate investors for bearing distinct types of risk;

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 1.