Question

You borrow $10,000 today at a nominal rate of 5%; inflation for the past 10 years has been exactly 2%. Today, inflation instantly rises to 7% and stays that way for the duration of your loan. Based on the above information, ceteris paribus (all else equal), today: Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Here is the answer choice to the question

a. the real rate of interest on your loan is 14%.

b. the real rate of interest on your loan was previously 10% and is now 35%.

c. the real rate of interest on your loan is now –2%.

d. you will pay the lender back exactly $9,500.

e. you will pay the lender back exactly $10,700

Answer:

C. the real interest rate on your loan is now -2%

Explanation:

The real interest rate of can be gotten by subtracting the nominal interest rate from the inflation rate from nominal interest rate

Inflation rate = 7%

Nominal interest rate= 5%

= 5 percent - 7 percent

= -2%

The real interest rate can be defined as the rate of interest an investor, saver or lender is going to receive after they have allowed for inflation.