Macroeconomics
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Author: Roger A. Arnold
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Chapter 14, Problem 5WNG
(a)
To determine
The real interest rate.
(b)
To determine
The real interest rate.
(c)
To determine
The real interest rate.
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1. Paul and Mary wanted to get married, and they wished to purchase a house for the new family. Therefore, they had arranged a meeting with a banker to know more about the mortgage details. They all expected that inflation will be 3 percent over the borrowing period, and the banker offered them a nominal interest rate of 6 percent. As it turns out, the inflation was 5 percent over the term of the loan.
a. What was the expected real interest rate?
b. What was the actual real interest rate?
c. Who benefited and who lost because of the unexpected inflation?
Suppose nominal interest rates increase from 8 percent to 10 percent, while inflation
increases from 3 percent to 12 percent. What then happens to the real interest rate?
It falls from 5 percent to -2 percent.
It rises from -2 percent to 5 percent.
It falls from 12 percent to 8 percent.
It rises from 8 percent to 12 percent.
assume instead that the nominal interest rate is 4 percent and the expected rate of inflation is minus 1 percent. Calculate the real rate of interest.
Chapter 14 Solutions
Macroeconomics
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