If the nominal interest rate on a one-year loan was 7%, the actual inflation rate over the year was 3% and the expected inflation rate over the year was 2.5%, then the expected real interest rate equals

A) 4.5%.
B) 4.0%.
C) 3.75%.
D) 3.5%.


A

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