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Suppose a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan was issued at a nominal interest rate of 5.5% when the expected inflation rate was 2.5%. Eight years later, the actual inflation rate was 4%. After eight years, the real interest rate was _____ and _____ benefited from the actual inflation rate being higher than expected.

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Answer:

7.5 and people will benefit

Step-by-step explanation:

the more the inflation goes high the more the interest rate move forward and values high

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