Suppose That a Change in the Expected Inflation Rate Leads

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a change in the expected inflation rate leads supply and demand to adjust so that the after-tax expected real interest rate is unchanged at 2.0 percent.The tax rate is 30 percent.Initially, the expected inflation rate is 3.0 percent.If the expected inflation rate rises from 3 percent to 6 percent, the expected real interest rate

A) rises by 0.75 percent.
B) rises by 1.25 percent.
C) falls by 1.25 percent.
D) falls by 0.75 percent.