If you take out a mortgage with a nominal interest rate of 8% and you expect the inflation rate to be 2%, but the actual inflation rate turns out to be 8%, then you end up paying a real interest rate of
A) 0%.
B) 1%.
C) 2%.
D) 6%.
A
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a. Various divisions perform the same task b. Various divisions perform separate tasks c. Various divisions compete with each other d. Various divisions handle the same production function
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