The Nominal Interest Rate on a Loan

question 91

Multiple Choice

The nominal interest rate on a loan:

• A)never equals its real interest rate.
• B)exceeds the real interest rate by a default risk premium.
• C)differs from the real interest rate by an inflation premium.
• D)cannot by directly observed.

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