Interest Rates Adjusted for the Effects of Inflation

question 229

Multiple Choice

Interest rates adjusted for the effects of inflation

• A)and inflation are nominal variables.
• B)and inflation are real variables.
• C)are real variables;inflation is a nominal variable.
• D)are nominal variables;inflation is a real variable.

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