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EconomicsMACROECONOMICS FOR TODAYSuppose you place $10,000 in a retirement fund that earns a nominal interest rate of 8 percent. If you expect inflation to be 5 percent or lower, then you are expecting to earn a real interest rate of at least a. 1.6 percent. b. 3 percent. c. 4 percent. d. 5 percent.

Suppose you place $10,000 in a retirement fund that earns a nominal interest rate of 8 percent. If you expect inflation to be 5 percent or lower, then you are expecting to earn a real interest rate of at least a. 1.6 percent. b. 3 percent. c. 4 percent. d. 5 percent.

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Suppose you place $10,000 in a retirement fund that earns a nominal interest rate of 8 percent. If you expect inflation to be 5 percent or lower, then you are expecting to earn a real interest rate of at least

  1. a. 1.6 percent.
  2. b. 3 percent.
  3. c. 4 percent.
  4. d. 5 percent.

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