A rectangle and a parallelogram have the same base and height. Choose the correct phrase to compare the areas of the two figures.
The area of the rectangle is _ the area of the parallelogram.
Fill in the blank.

A) Less than
B) Equal to
C) Greater than

Frank is lending $1,000 to sarah for two years. frank and sarah agree that frank should earn a real return of 4 percent per year. instructions: a. the cpi (times 100) is 100 at the time that frank makes the loan. it is expected to be 113 in one year and 127.7 in two years. what nominal rate of interest should frank charge sarah?