If the Nominal Return Is Constant, the After-Tax Real Rate

question 21

Multiple Choice

If the nominal return is constant, the after-tax real rate of return

• A) declines as the inflation rate increases.
• B) increases as the inflation rate increases.
• C) declines as the inflation rate declines.
• D) increases as the inflation rate decreases.
• E) declines as the inflation rate increases and increases as the inflation rate decreases.

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