Lucy is tempted to buy 200 apples, with each one costing $2. However, she realizes that if she saves the money in a bank account she should be able to buy 240 apples. If the cost of the an apple increases by the rate of inflation, i.e. 8%, according to the Fisher equation, how much would the nominal rate (%) of the return on the bank account have to be?

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