Table 6-12. Will's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the table below.

-Refer to Table 6-12. Suppose Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2011 dollars amounted to $5,670. Suppose also that the real interest rate in 2011 was 3 percent. Then, in 2011,

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Table 6-12. Will's expenditures on food for three consecutive years, along with other values, are presented in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 6-12. Suppose Will's 2009 food expenditures in 2011 dollars amounted to $5,670. Suppose also that the real interest rate in 2011 was 3 percent. Then, in 2011,

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The real interest rate is the nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate. Given a real interest rate of 3% and an inflation rate of 8%, the nominal interest rate would be 11% (3% + 8%).