Inflation rate=(Sale price-Purchase Price)/Purchase price
Total sale price=1105.263*1000=$1105263
Inflation rate==(1105263-1000000)/1000000=10.53%
Nominal Interest rate=i=5%
Real interest rate=r=?
Fisher equation suggests that
(1+i)=(1+)*(1+r)
or
r=(1+i)/(1+)-1
r=(1+5%)/(1+10.53%)-1=-5.00%
Question 1 REAL vs. NOMINAL INTEREST RATES A farming couple noticed that the suburbs kept moving...
1. When it comes to financial matters, the views of Aristotle can be stated as: a. usury is nature’s way of helping each other. b. the fact that money is barren makes it the ideal medium of exchange. c. charging interest is immoral because money is not productive. d. when you lend money, it grows more money. e. interest is too high if it can’t be paid back. 2. Since 2008, when the monetary base was about $800 billion,...