As Inflation Increases, for Any Fixed Nominal Interest Rate, the Real

question 31

Multiple Choice

As inflation increases, for any fixed nominal interest rate, the real interest rate:

• A) also increases.
• B) remains the same, that's why it is real.
• C) decreases.
• D) decreases by less than the increase in inflation.

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