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tier1 test

Prompt

Explain the difference between a fixed-rate and a variable-rate loan in three sentences, for someone with no finance background.

Answer guidance

must correctly state that a fixed rate stays constant for the loan term while a variable rate moves with a reference index, and name the basic tradeoff (payment predictability vs. potential savings or added risk). Fail if it conflates the two or omits the tradeoff