If the Nominal Interest Rate Is 6 Percent and the Rate

question 81

Multiple Choice

If the nominal interest rate is 6 percent and the rate of inflation is 10 percent,then the real interest rate is

• A)-16 percent.
• B)-4 percent.
• C)4 percent.
• D)16 percent.

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Definitions:

Three-Letter Sequences

In genetics, sequences of three nucleotides (triplets) in DNA or RNA that code for specific amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a form of RNA responsible for transporting genetic instructions from DNA to the ribosome, the site of protein synthesis.

tRNA

Transfer RNA; a type of RNA that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during protein synthesis.

rRNA

Ribosomal RNA, a type of RNA that, together with proteins, makes up the ribosome, the site of protein synthesis in cells.