Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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Author: Charles I. Jones
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 8, Problem 8E
(a)
To determine
Calculate the nominal interest rate.
(b)
To determine
The impact of charging nominal interest rate is 8 percent.
(c)
To determine
The impact of advertising 12 percent of nominal interest rate on savings accounts.
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