Jack recently took out a loan from Diane at an interest rate of 6 percent. Diane expected
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Jack recently took out a loan from Diane at an interest rate of 6 percent. Diane expected this year’s inflation rate to be 3 percent and the real interest rate to be 3 percent. The loan is due at the end of this year. Complete the table below by computing the real interest rate for each possible inflation rate. For each situation, determine whether the unexpected inflation level benefits Jack or Diane.
Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers.
Actual inflation rate (%) | Actual real interest rate (%) | Who benefits? |
1 | (Click to select) Jack Diane | |
2 | (Click to select) Jack Diane | |
-1 | (Click to select) Diane Jack | |
-3 | (Click to select) Diane Jack |
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ISBN: 978-0073377339
14th edition
Authors: William Brueggeman, Jeffrey Fisher
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