In a particular year, the nominal rate of interest is 7% and the inflation rate is 3%. The real rate of interest in that year: is 4% is 7% is 10% cannot be determined from the information given

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A: 220-200/200*100 20/200*100=10

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A: Nominal income in year 2 increased by 2000. Real income in year 1=$50,000 Real income in year…

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A: The price of a market basket of goods and services is $2,000 in the base period, $2,060 one year…

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Q: Calculate the nominal interest rate when real interest rate is 6% and inflation rate is 0%

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A: Given: Nominal interest rate (i) = 0.090 Inflation rate π=0.005

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Q: Year CPI 1996 157 1997 161 1998 163 Refer to Table 9-6. Consider the following values of the…

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A: Nominal interest rate = real interest rate + Inflation.

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Q: Calculate the inflation rate from 2016 to 2017 if the index number in 2016 was 125 and increased to…

A: Given  Price Index in 2016 = 125 Price Index in 2017 = 128

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A: From the given table  CPI in 2003 = 184.0  and CPI in 2002= 179.9 We have to calculate the inflation…

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A: Inflation rate is calculated by the percentage change in CPI.

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Q: • If the nominal interest rate is 6% and the inflation rate is 3% then the real interest rate is: •…

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Q: If the real interest rate is 6% and the inflation rate is 12%, then the nominal interest rate equals…

A: Nominal interest rate=inflation/real interest rate =12/6=6

Q: f the nominal interest rate is 10% and the inflation rate is 5%. What is the real interest rate? (Do…

A: The real interest rate is the rate of interest an investor, saver or lender receives after allowing…

Q: If the inflation rate is 8 percent and the real interest rate is 6 percent, the nominal interest…

A: Answer: A (14 percent) Explanation: Nominal interest rate = Real interest rate + Inflation rate…

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A: Total money spent on bread in 2017 Yb = Quantity bought bread Qb * Price at that time Pb 30 = Qb * 5…

Q: Suppose, in the base year, a typical market basket purchased by an urban family costs $250. In Year…

A: Suppose, in the base year, a typical market basket purchased by an urban family costs $250. In Year…

Q: The price index in year 2 is 110 and the price index in year 3 is 115. The rate of inflation between…

A: A consumer price index is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer…