Darius lent Alejandro $1,000 for one year with the understanding that Alejandro would repay $1,070 . If the actual inflation rate was 7 percent, what was the real rate of interest Darius received?

a. 14 percent
b. 7 percent
c. 4 percent
d. 0 percent
e. -7 percent

D

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