Table 11-12

question 237

Multiple Choice

Table 11-12. Will's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the table below.
-Refer to Table 11-12. If the nominal interest rate was 8 percent in 2010, then

• A)the real interest rate in 2010 was 3 percent.
• B)the real interest rate in 2010 was 4 percent.
• C)Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2010 dollars amount to $5,800.
• D)Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2011 dollars amount to $6,200.

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