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Mitch Makes Payments on a Car Loan

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Mitch makes payments on a car loan. If the price level a year ago was 120 and people expected it to rise to 125 but it actually rose to 128, what happened to the real value of Mitch's payment as opposed to what he was expecting to happen? Express your answer to the nearest 100th.


Definitions:

Value of Money

The purchasing power of money, which indicates how much goods and services money can buy; often influenced by inflation.

Velocity

In the context of economics, velocity refers to the rate at which money circulates in the economy, moving from one transaction to another.

Real Output

The total value of all goods and services produced by an economy, adjusted for price changes or inflation, representing the actual physical output.

Money Supply

The total amount of money available in an economy at a specific time, including currency and various types of bank deposits.

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