If the Nominal Return on an Investment of Common Stocks

question 35

Multiple Choice

If the nominal return on an investment of common stocks was 11% and inflation was 2.5% annually,what was the real return on common stock?

• A) 8.3%
• B) 8.5%
• C) 9.7%
• D) 11.0%
• E) 12.6%

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