Comparing the situation of a nominal interest rate of 10 percent and an inflation rate of 9 percent with a nominal interest rate of 6 percent and inflation rate of 2 percent, consumers would borrow more in which situation?
A) Nominal interest rate of 10 percent since real interest rate is 1 percent.
B) Nominal interest rate of 6 percent since the real interest rate is 4 percent.
C) Nominal interest rate of 10 percent since the real interest rate is 9 percent.
D) Nominal interest rate of 6 percent since the real interest rate is 2 percent.
A
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A) unit elastic. B) perfectly elastic. C) elastic, but not perfectly elastic. D) inelastic.
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A) higher its price. B) lower its price. C) steeper the downward slope of the demand curve. D) steeper the upward slope of the demand curve.
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