If the purchasing power of your savings is increasing over time, we know that:

A. the real rate of interest is positive.
B. the inflation rate must be less than the nominal rate of interest.
C. if the nominal interest rate is zero, inflation must be negative.
D. All of these statements are true.


Answer: D

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