Suppose you are a borrower and you expect inflation to be 6 percent over the next year because inflation was 6 percent in the last year. If you do not want to pay more than 2 percent in real terms for any loan you take out, you will not borrow if the interest rate is greater than:

A. 8 percent.
B. 6 percent.
C. 30 percent.
D. 2 percent.

Answer: A

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