question archive The real rate is 2

The real rate is 2

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The real rate is 2.8 percent and the nominal rate is 6.3 percent. What is the expected inflation premium? Please use the exact (multiplicative) formulation.

A.2.63%

B.3.40%

C.4.18%

D.4.96%

E.5.74%

F.6.52%

G.7.30%

H.8.07%

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B. 3.40%

Expected inflation premium = ((1 + Nominal rate) / (1 + Real rate)) - 1

= ((1 + 6.3%) / (1 + 2.8%)) - 1

= 1.034047 - 1

= 0.034047 or 3.40%