Nico Nelson, a management trainee at a large New York-based bank, is t
Nico Nelson, a management trainee at a large New York-based bank, is trying to estimate the real rate of return expected by investors.
He notes that the 3-month T-bill currently yields 3 percent and has decided to use the consumer price index as a proxy for expected inflation. What is the estimated real rate of interest if the CPI is currently 2 percent?
A) 5%
B) 1%
C) 3%
D) 2%
ANSWER
B
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