If Inflation Is More Than Expected, How Are Creditors or Debtors

question 136

Multiple Choice

If inflation is more than expected, how are creditors or debtors affected?

• A) Creditors receive a lower real interest rate than they had anticipated.
• B) Creditors pay a lower real interest rate than they had anticipated.
• C) Debtors receive a higher real interest rate than they had anticipated.
• D) Debtors pay a higher real interest rate than they had anticipated.

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