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John earned $59,000 of nominal income in 2017. The CPI is 242 for 2017.
John earned $60,000 of nominal income in 2018. The CPI is 252 for 2018.
(a) Calculate the percent change in John’s real income from 2017 to 2018. Please calculate your answer to the second decimal place (hundredths place). Show how you got your answer.
(b) Using the information above calculate the inflation rate from 2017 to 2018. Please show the work done to get your answer. Please calculate your answer to the second decimal place (hundredths place).
(c) If Bill lent Sue $20,000 from 2017 to 2018 and charged Sue a nominal interest rate of 5.00%, then please calculate the real interest rate that Bill earned for this loan. Please show how you got your answer. Please calculate your answer to the second decimal place (hundredths place)
(d) If Bill wanted to earn a real interest rate (return) of 5.00% for the loan mentioned above, then what nominal interest rate should he have charged Sue? Please show how you got your answer. Please calculate your answer to the second decimal place (hundredths place).