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20 September, 13:04

Suppose that lenders want to receive a real rate of interest of 5 percent, and that they expect inflation to

remain steady at 2 percent in the coming years. Based on this, lenders should charge a nominal interest rate of:

a. 2 percent.

b. 3 percent.

c. 5 percent.

d. 7 percent.

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  1. 20 September, 16:35
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    The answer is: D) 7 percent

    Explanation:

    Real interest rates are nominal interest rates discounted by inflation. To calculate them we just simply deduct inflation from nominal interest rate: Nominal interest rates - inflation rate = real interest rate.

    For this case the nominal interest rate = real interest rate + inflation rate = 5% + 2% = 7%
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