Imagine that you borrow $5,000 for one year and at the end of the year you repay the $5,000 plus $600 of interest. If the inflation rate was 4%, what was the real interest rate you paid? Select one: a. 16 percent b. 8 percent c. 6 percent d. 12 percent
Imagine that you borrow $5,000 for one year and at the end of the year you repay the $5,000 plus $600 of interest. If the inflation rate was 4%, what was the real interest rate you paid? Select one: a. 16 percent b. 8 percent c. 6 percent d. 12 percent
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![Imagine that you borrow $5,000 for one year and at the end of the year you repay the $5,000 plus $600 of interest. If
the inflation rate was 4%, what was the real interest rate you paid?
Select one:
a. 16 percent
b. 8 percent
c. 6 percent
d. 12 percent](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3fe4aab0-9723-4011-afeb-ab612130afd0%2Ff59725a8-c757-4899-9a4d-81ea91d7dc77%2Fippy9bx_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine that you borrow $5,000 for one year and at the end of the year you repay the $5,000 plus $600 of interest. If
the inflation rate was 4%, what was the real interest rate you paid?
Select one:
a. 16 percent
b. 8 percent
c. 6 percent
d. 12 percent
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