A certificate of deposit offers a nominal interest rate of 2.5 percent annually. If inflation is 1 percent, what is the real rate of return?

To solve this question, the real rate of return formula is used, and we apply the data given in the exercise into the formula to find the real rate of return.

Formula for the real rate of return:

In which N is the nomial rate and i is the inflation rate, as decimals.

A certificate of deposit offers a nominal interest rate of 2.5 percent annually.

This means that

Inflation is 1 percent

This means that

What is the real rate of return:

Now we apply the formula:

0.0149*100% = 1.49%

Thus, the real rate of return is of 1.49%.

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step-by-step explanation:

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