Table 16-12

question 236

Multiple Choice

Table 16-12.Will's expenditures on food for three consecutive years,along with other values,are presented in the table below.

-Refer to Table 16-12.Suppose Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2011 dollars amounted to $5,670.Suppose also that the real interest rate in 2011 was 3 percent.Then,in 2011,

• A) the inflation rate was 8 percent and the nominal interest rate was 5 percent.
• B) the inflation rate was 9 percent and the nominal interest rate was 6 percent.
• C) the inflation rate was 8 percent and the nominal interest rate was 11 percent.
• D) the inflation rate was 9 percent and the nominal interest rate was 12 percent.

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