You lend $5,000 to a friend for one year at a nominal interest rate of 10%. Inflation during that year is 5%. As a result, you will receive ________ at the end of the year, but that money has a purchasing power of ________

A) $5,050; $5,025 B) $5,100; $5,050 C) $6,000; $5,500 D) $5,500; $5,250


D

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