If the Real Rate of Return Is 2 Percent and the Inflation

question 29

Multiple Choice

If the real rate of return is 2 percent and the inflation rate is 2 percent, the nominal interest rate is:

• A) 4 percent.
• B) 2 percent.
• C) −2 percent.
• D) −4 percent.

Understand the relationship between economic growth and productivity growth.

Examine factors that affect a nation's standard of living amidst economic development.

Distinguish between the statements of fact and opinion in the context of economic development.

Understand the factors affecting productivity growth in the 1990s.

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