The Real Interest Rate Is 2 Percent Per Year

question 58

Multiple Choice

The real interest rate is 2 percent per year.If, at the same time, the interest rate on money is 12 percent per year, then:

• A)deflation is affecting this economy.
• B)the inflation rate is 6 percent per year.
• C)the inflation rate is 10 percent per year.
• D)the inflation rate is 2 percent per year.
• E)the inflation rate is 12 percent per year.

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