Over the last 10 years, the average rate of inflation has been 1.61%. what is the purchasing power of a dollar today in terms of what a dollar could purchase in 2008?

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A: Real interest rate can be calculated by using the following formula.

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A: As question contains more than 3 subparts, first 3 subparts will be answered.

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A: We are going to calculate nominal and real growth rate to answer this question.