5. Consider a business that invests in a new factory. The business evaluates the costs of...
5. Consider a business that invests in a new factory. The business evaluates the costs of the project and the expected revenues that the new factory will generate in the future. It estimates that the new factory will have a nominal rate of return of 6% per year.
a. Suppose the business expects inflation to average 2% per year. How might the business adjust the calculation of its rate of return given what it expects about inflation?
b. Suppose that actual inflation is 3% per year. Did the business overestimate, underestimate, or get just right its rate of return? Explain.
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