Jake Loaned Elwood $5,000 for One Year at a Nominal

question 2

Multiple Choice

Jake loaned Elwood $5,000 for one year at a nominal interest rate of 10 percent.After Elwood repaid the loan in full,Jake complained that he could buy 4 percent fewer goods with the money Elwood gave him than he could before he loaned Elwood the $5,000.From this,we can conclude that the rate of inflation during the year was

• A)-4 percent.
• B)4 percent.
• C)6 percent.
• D)14 percent.

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