You Borrow $10,000 from a Bank for One Year at a Nominal

question 204

Multiple Choice

You borrow $10,000 from a bank for one year at a nominal interest rate of 5%.The CPI over that year rises from 180 to 200.What is the real interest rate you are paying?

• A)15%
• B)5%
• C)-1.1%
• D)-6.1%

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Definitions:

Nondiscriminating

Pertaining to market practices or policies that do not differentiate between customers on any basis, often used in the context of uniform pricing.

Unregulated Monopolist

A single seller in a market without government controls, setting prices and output levels at will to maximize profits.

Maximize Profits

The objective of most private firms to increase their bottom line to the highest possible level given their resources and market conditions.

Natural Monopolies

A market condition where due to high infrastructure costs or significant barriers to entry, a single company can supply a product or service more efficiently than multiple competing firms.