Table 6-12

question 402

Multiple Choice

Table 6-12. Will's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the table below.

-Refer to Table 6-12. If the nominal interest rate was 8 percent in 2010, then

• A) the real interest rate in 2010 was 3 percent.
• B) the real interest rate in 2010 was 4 percent.
• C) Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2010 dollars amount to $5,800.
• D) Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2011 dollars amount to $6,200.

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