When Expected Inflation Increases, for Any Given Nominal Interest Rate

question 4

Multiple Choice

When expected inflation increases, for any given nominal interest rate the:

• A) real cost of repayment for bond issuers increases.
• B) real return for bondholders increases.
• C) real cost of repayment for bond issuers decreases.
• D) bond demand curve shifts right.

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