In January 2009, You Can Put Your Savings in a Bank

question 233

Multiple Choice

In January 2009, you can put your savings in a Bank of America account and be paid 2 percent per year. During 2009, suppose the inflation rate is 3.4 percent. In 2009 you earned a real interest rate of

• A) 0.59 percent.
• B) 6.8 percent.
• C) -1.4 percent.
• D) 1.4 percent.

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