Loquat Foods Company is able to borrow at an interest rate of 9 percent for one year.
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a. What approximate real rate of return does the lender expect? What is the inflation premium embodied in the nominal interest rate?
b. If inflation proves to be 2 percent for the year, does the lender suffer? Does the borrower suffer? Why?
c. If inflation proves to be 6 percent, who gains and who loses?
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Fundamentals Of Financial Management
ISBN: 9780273713630
13th Revised Edition
Authors: James Van Horne, John Wachowicz
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