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If the inflation rate exceeds the nominal rate of interest, a. the real interest rate is negative. b. lenders lose. c. savers lose. d. All of the above answers are correct.

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Economics For Today

10th Edition
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Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337613040
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Economics For Today

10th Edition
Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337613040

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If the inflation rate exceeds the nominal rate of interest,

  1. a. the real interest rate is negative.
  2. b. lenders lose.
  3. c. savers lose.
  4. d. All of the above answers are correct.

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