If a Bank Posts a Nominal Interest Rate of 4

question 80

Multiple Choice

If a bank posts a nominal interest rate of 4 percent,and inflation is expected to be 3 percent,then

• A)the expected real interest rate is 7 percent.
• B)the expected real interest rate is 1 percent.
• C)the expected real interest rate is 1.33 percent.
• D)the expected real interest rate is 12 percent.

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