Suppose that the tax rate is 25% and compute the before-tax real interest rate and the after-tax real interest rate in the following situations.
a. Nominal interest rate = 9%, inflation is 4%.
b. Nominal interest rate = 8%, inflation is 3%.
c. Nominal interest rate = 7%, inflation is 4%.
Solution:-
The real interest rate is the difference between the nominal interest rate and inflation rate. The formula for the real interest rate is as given below.
Real Interest Rate=Nominal Interest Rate- Inflation Rate
The tax rate is 25%.
The nominal interest rate after the tax is levied is calculated below.
Nominal Interest Rate After = Nominal Interest Rate Before (1-t)
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