Imagine you borrow $500 from your roommate, agreeing to pay her back $500 plus 7 percent nominal interest in one year.

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QUESTION:

“Imagine you borrow $500 from your roommate, agreeing to pay her back $500 plus 7 percent nominal interest in one year. Assume inflation over the life of the contract is expected to be 4.25 percent. What is the total dollar amount you will have to pay her back in a year? What percentage of the interest payment is the result of the real rate of interest?”

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Book Name:

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th Edition

Author:

Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas Bates, Stuart L. Gillan

Textbook Solution:

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