百度文库 - 让每个人平等地提升自我8888 Multiple Choice Questions1
Over the past year you earned a nominal rate of interest of 10 percent on your money
The inflation rate was 5 percent over the same period
The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was A) %
E) % Answer: D Difficulty: Moderate Rationale: r = (1+R) / (1+I) - 1; % / % - 1 = %
A year ago, you invested $1,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 7%
What is your approximate annual real rate of return if the rate of inflation was 3% over the year
B) 10%
E) none of the above
Answer: A Difficulty: Easy Rationale: 7% - 3% = 4%
If the annual real rate of interest is 5% and the expected inflation rate is 4%, the nominal rate of interest would be approximately A) 1%