Suppose You Lend $1,000 at an Interest Rate of 10

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose you lend $1,000 at an interest rate of 10 percent over the next year.If the expected real interest rate at the beginning of the loan contract is 4 percent,then what rate of inflation over the upcoming year would be most beneficial to you as the lender? An inflation rate

• A)equal to 0 percent.
• B)greater than 6 percent.
• C)equal to 6 percent.
• D)equal to 4 percent.

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