Over the Past Year, You Earned a Nominal Rate of Interest

question 82

Multiple Choice

Over the past year, you earned a nominal rate of interest of 8% on your money. The inflation rate was 3.5% over the same period. The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was

• A) 15.55%.
• B) 4.35%.
• C) 5.02%.
• D) 4.81%.
• E) 15.04%.

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