If Expected Inflation Is 10% and the Real Required Return

question 13

Multiple Choice

If expected inflation is 10% and the real required return is 8%, then the Fisher equation says that the nominal interest rate should be exactly ______.

• A) 80.0%
• B) 18.8%
• C) 18.0%
• D) 2.0%
• E) None of the above

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