Suppose I lend my friend Peter $100 for one year, and he agrees to repay me with interest. We each have an expectation that the inflation rate over the coming year will be 5 percent, and so we agree that he will pay me back at a nominal rate of 7 percent interest. a) What real rate of return do I expect to receive? b) What happens if inflation turns out to be 8 percent over the year? Who is made better off and who is made worse off? c) What happens if inflation turns out to be 3 percent over the year? Who is made better off and who is made worse off

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