In Lending to Vanessa, Alison Expects the Inflation Rate to Be

question 72

Multiple Choice

In lending to Vanessa, Alison expects the inflation rate to be 8% over the next year. Vanessa agrees to pay Alison a 10% interest rate on the loan, but Vanessa expects inflation to be 9%. If the actual inflation rate is 9%:

• A)the real rate of interest is 1%.
• B)the real rate of interest is 9%.
• C)Vanessa ends up paying a lower real interest rate than she had expected.
• D)Alison ends up receiving a higher real interest rate than she had expected.

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