Suppose that you just purchased a used carworth $8,000 in today’s dollars. Suppose also thatyou borrowed $8,000 from a local bank at 9% compounded monthly over two years. The bank calculated your monthly payment at $365.48. Assumingthat average general inflation will run at 0.5% permonth over the next two years,(a) Determine the monthly inflation-free interestrate (i′) for the bank.(b) What equal monthly payments (in terms of constant dollars over the next two years) are equivalent to the series of actual payments to be madeover the life of the loan?

Suppose that you just purchased a used carworth $8,000 in today’s dollars. Suppose also thatyou borrowed $8,000 from a local bank at 9% compounded monthly over two years. The bank calculated your monthly payment at $365.48. Assumingthat average general inflation will run at 0.5% permonth over the next two years,(a) Determine the monthly inflation-free interestrate (i′) for the bank.(b) What equal monthly payments (in terms of constant dollars over the next two years) are equivalent to the series of actual payments to be madeover the life of the loan?

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter22: Inflation

Section: Chapter Questions

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